May 2013
Miguel Jumps and Lands on Fan During Billboard... →
latinegrasexologist:
Is the Hulk Hogan leg drop a new dance move? Complex.com: The original buyer’s guide for men.
where we discover Miguel really thinks hes a clay ark the way octavia butler wrote.
no puedo
Help Laura Luna Get to the AMC in Detroit! →
lalunafemme:
Dear Community, I am coming to you to ask for support to make it to the Allied Media Conference next month in June. This is my first time attending the conference and I am so excited. Not only will I be attending, but I’m also 1/3rd of the organizing crew for the Fierce Fashion Futures track and the co-organizer/producer for the Open Runway Show. I am so so excited to spread the...
Who just got a request for an interview by Revista...
aka Ebony Magazine in Colombia South America?
this broad right here!
see link for magazine here.
Cuban Female Runner Gets Bronze Medal in Diamond... →
an afracubana
Thousands attend Puerto Rico LGBT rights march →
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz unfurled Pride flag at City Hall
Support of teen facing criminal charges for gay... →
The plight of Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt has struck a cord with strangers worldwide. According to a May 18 MSN News report, the Facebook group “Free Kate” expl
not a Latin@ pero if they can do it to a young white woman they WILL do it to us!
The Health Toll of Immigration →
A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in the United States, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
opening line to this story is shit we’ve known, as colonized ppl, those working to decolonize and resist have known for generations!!!
” Becoming an American can be bad for your health.”
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Jews and Plantation Slavery in the Caribbean →
The role of Jews in plantation slavery is not documented at all. This silence is troubling especially since so many students visit the museum each year. They end up getting a rather distorted account of Jamaican, not just Jewish, history.
In his prophetic song, “Columbus”, reggae philosopher Burning Spear warns that
“A whole heap a mix up, mix up
A whole heap a bend up, bend up
Go ha fi...
Women of Color Sexual Health Network Fundraising...
wocsexualhealthnetwork:
The Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) working group and collective was established in 2009, when 18 women of Color came together to strategize ways to increase representation in the field and especially at AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists). WOCSHN has made numerous efforts to ensure women and people of Color...
tears! students introduced me to their parents as...
one student said “remember when i told you about that amazing teacher, this is her!” as they told family, partners, and friends.
It was a great day!
LGBT History and Hispanic Heritage Month: Two... →
Author’s Note: This A & U feature, published in 2009 at the Bilerico Project, is being re-published in memoriam for AIDS activist José Fernando Colón, who died of AIDS this week. It covers the history of his long battle to end the sickening political and administrative corruption around AIDS funding and treatment in Puerto Rico — corruption that has impacted countless low-income...
“What a brother gotta do to get a taste a some of you?
Bagged, and he don’t mean...”
– danger doom ‘no names’ (via latinegrasexologist)
Frida Kahlo painted about micro aggressions long...
latinegrasexologist:
Unos cuantos piquetitos, por Frida Kahlo (a few small nips)
A newspaper report about an unfaithful woman murdered in an act of jealousy provided Kahlo with the subject matter for this work. The murderer defended his actions before the judge by saying: “But it was just a few small nips!” The violent deed makes symbolic reference to Frida’s own mental state and her own...
Scholars against Scientific Racism →
Please enter your information below if you would like to sign this statement against scientific racism.
Open letter from scholars opposed to scientific racism
We are a group of 72 scholars (and counting) opposed to scientific racism - the use of science or social science to argue that a racialized group is inferior. Jason Richwine’s dissertation is an example of scientific racism and this work...
Disney Launches Quinceanera Dresses for Latinas →
oh really? how else you gonna try to pimp our cultural practices…..?
Dominican Republic sets crackdown on prostitution →
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) â People who force others into prostitution and clients of prostitutes will face arrest in the Dominican Republic as part of a crackdown on sex trafficking in the Caribbean country, the attorney general said Wednesday.
Why Fitch the Homeless is a Really Bad Idea →
In response to some comments made by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries about not wanting large people in A&F clothes because he prefers
1 good impt point here, not intersectional at all, but then again it’s a ‘feminist’ space so there’s that.
Women of Color Sexual Health Network Fundraising...
wocsexualhealthnetwork:
The Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN) working group and collective was established in 2009, when 18 women of Color came together to strategize ways to increase representation in the field and especially at AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists). WOCSHN has made numerous efforts to ensure women and people of Color...
You'll Never Guess What is Being said about... →
There’s this bill in Nevada entitled, AB 230. It would require that all school districts offer a comprehensive, age-appropriate and medically accurate sexuality education curriculum. Parents may op…
Westchester expands assistance for Latina victims... →
Woman punched by former Philly police lieutenant... →
Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Hails Genocide... →
Days after Guatemalaâs former U.S.-backed dictator, EfraÃn RÃos Montt, was convicted of genocide, weâre joined by a woman largely responsible for making sure he was brought to justice. Rigoberta Menchú began the process over a decade ago with legal cases filed against Guatemalan generals for atrocities committed in the Mayan region. Her lawsuits helped culminate last week in RÃos Monttâs...
What am I? Actor Wilson Cruz: My identity is... →
I am a Puerto Rican gay man. That is how I identify. That is my identity. I say Puerto Rican&
Justice f/ Ramarley Graham: trial tmw Wed. 5/15,...
mamitamala:
Received via email from DRUM :
Murder trial of Richard Haste, Ramarley Graham`s killer Tomorrow Wednesday May 15 at 9:00 am Bronx Hall of Justice 265 E. 161st St. at Sherman Av.; #4, B or D train to 161 St.-Yankee; Bx6 bus via W.155th & E.161st; buses via 161st or via Grand Concourse or via Melrose Av. map: < http://goo.gl/maps/oo1aI> ======== From Rebel Diaz ///...
Movies
vagabondaesthetics:
twerkjabi:
aneurysmsanddesecrations:
questionsfromateacher:
Are movies effective or just fun to use as classroom material?
Both. I’ve had teachers that were like, “I give up, let’s watch this Nat Geo film”. But others like my history teacher, showed a film about most major events in recent history. We saw 4 Little Girls, In Country, Fahrenheit 9/11, and a few others....
Soledad O'Brien Calls Out 'White People' →
Soledad O’Brien addressed criticism from “white people” about her documentaries about race in America in a new video.
tw: source is huffington post, racism, white supremacy
h/t nia
CORSET MAGAZINE - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - SEX...
http://corsetmagazine.com/ We’re looking for 20 contributors to pen articles or submit photography/illustrations for the seventh issue of Corset Magazine, Sex Around the World. What’s been your experience of sex, sensuality, and sexuality while traveling outside of your home country? Do you feel more sexually free when you’re on vacation? Have you experienced better sex while...
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The US legacy on Vieques →
Are cancer, birth defects, and diseases the lasting legacy of US weapons use on the Puerto Rican island?
Juvenile Sentencing: Life in Prison Isn't the... →
Your Take: Despite Supreme Court ruling, states still condemn young offenders to lengthy prison terms.
homie vincent sutherland wrote this. i’m proud to say i know him
Blogathon (May 15-17) for the International Day... →
h/t to urooj
Cafecito: Sandra Cisneros on the lack of Latino... →
On this episode of Cafecito, we are joined by celebrated author, educator and activist Sandra Cisneros. The proud Chicana feminist&
Caribbean Civilisation: Antigua’s Disputed Slave... →
caribbeancivilisation:
Breaking on the wheel was the most horrific punishment ever visited on a convicted criminal. It was a form of crucifixion, but with several cruel refinements; in its evolved form, a prisoner was strapped, spreadeagled, to a large cartwheel that was placed axle-first in the earth so that it formed…
Insomnia revelations: some of ya'll dont know what...
latinegrasexologist:
Thus misuse it all.the.time.
