How Big Telecom Used Smartphones to Create a New Digital Divide
Jamilah King on the racial divide in mobile phone usage and internet access on Colorlines.
issue: Promoting Diversity & Ending Racism
Michele Bachmann’s misplaced immigration nostalgia
The Washington Post Editorial Board: “In both of this month’s Republican presidential debates, Rep. Michele Bachmann hailed what she evidently believes was the golden age of American immigration…Ms. Bachmann’s nostalgia is touching but misplaced, unles…
Dr. King’s Memorial Is About the Reality, Not the “Dream”
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III writes on Truthout: “The best way to pay tribute to Dr. King and his total sacrifice is to understand what he stood for. Dr. King did give America and the world his ultimate sacrifice; he was not assassinated because of his ‘Dream’…
Anti-Abortion Rights Billboards Encourage Distrust of Women of Color. Again.
A series of billboards have sprung up, shaming women of color for considering all of their options when it comes to reproductive health.
On Track: The Great Olympic Cover-up
As London prepares for the Olympics next year, a number of Islamic countries are deciding whether or not to send female participants and, if so, what they can and cannot wear. The two issues are closely connected.