A Christian explains how denying the existence of a spiritual realm leads to public nudity. Oh, “sin” (especially the sexual variety) may just be a concern of superstitious knuckle-draggers who worship sky fairies, but sins against the body are very real. And they must be stamped out with[...]
Posts Tagged ‘American Diversity’
October 9th, 2011 - 9:53 am § in America
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Honoring God’s Creations in San Francisco
October 1st, 2011 - 7:02 am § in America
Teaching at a Colored University
from the AAUP listserv at UW. Dear AAUP: Just a note as a lurking alumna. I got my Ph. D. from Slavic Languages in 2001. I worked as a Mellon Post-Doc at Emory University the two years after that. Since then, I have mostly been working as a lecturer at Howard University in Washington DC, […][...]
BREAKING NEWS: Women to vote in Saudi Elections
Women get the vote in Saudi Arabia[...]
A UW Graduate Writes About Howard, III. a response.
I disagree with you about the notion of “people of color.” A response to the essay here by Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz. I think this term is NewSpeak, in the Orwell tradition. “People of Color” The term is used by aggressive African Americans to claim a larger constituency t[...]
POLITICS: The Harvard Prof Surges Against the Tea Party Favorite
I am a big fan of the idea that university faculty can and should be politically active. One reason I voted for President Obama was his impressive academic record. Less than a week ago. Harvard Law Profesor Elizabeth Warren launched her campaign for the democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in[...]
A UW Graduate Writes About Howard, II. Class vs. Color.
ctd from yesterday (NOTE: I really am enjoying this essay and will post my own thoughts tomorrow). I want try and share some of my views on the issues of students of color in academe. First, race masks class. When you look at the demographics, students of color generally come from less eco[...]
The destructive myopia of the NIH study on grant funding and race
Michael Eisen, associate professor of molecular and cell biology FROM Its Not Junk Last week Science published a paperdescribing the results of an NIH-sponsored investigation into the impact of a scientist’s race on the probability of that their grants will be funded.The findings were striking[...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: on 9/11
What have we learned about religion post-9/11? By Elizabeth Tenety WASHINGTON POST. 2011 (excerpted) On Faith reached out to some of the world’s most influential religious leaders and thinkers to ask about faith in a post-attack world. Below are excerpts from our expert roundtable. Click through[...]
The Cam Cop Craze
Holy 1984! Bruce Harrell, a city councilman who has self designated himself as a representative of people of color, has taken up the Copcam cause. The idea is to mount videocams on the cops .. presumably only when they are on duty .. to assure that the cops can be held responsible for their ac[...]
Romney’s Loss in Florida.
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll Ahead Of 2012 (VIDEO) This year’s race to be the nominee of the Republican Party seems more like a Hollywood movie than reality. Imagine the casting calls! Hermann Cain, a very successful business man and a black guy , won the straw poll in Fla! Is Cain [...]