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i know i know
I still owe some of you all a Kenya post. Working on it. Just got a little delayed by a couple of other things. Working on a post on that too. -
Female Dholi Rocks Rihanna
h/t to Sepia Mutiny. This is Rani Taj self described "the first professional British-Kashmiri female dholi"
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sleeping on planes
Just back from Kenya (which was great: update to follow) and had to record that I had a really solid time sleeping on the flights this time ( Read more... ) -
In brighter news: My country just endorsed the UNDRIP (can't they change that acronym?)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hbAWKRaeXVh9Xa6u2AMYKA8ci2EQ
A-upane
A-kaupane
A-upane, kaupane,
whiti te ra! -
Heads up!
For those of you who have an institutional DVD budget left intact. Cinema Guild is selling "The Order of Myths" for $195 (instead of the regular $400). This is a very highly-rated documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras celebrations of black and white residents of Mobile, Alabama.
The website with trailer is here. I haven't seen it but it ( Read more... ) -
Remembering The 45th Anniversary of Malcolm X's Assassination
hat tip to Race Wires for reminding me of this anniversary:
The 45th anniversary of the assassination of El Haj Malik El Shabazz.
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Ha-ha! (the schadenfreude dept)
1) Hummer is going out of business! Link here!
2) The cop who oversaw the coverup of the murders of 2 black NOLA residents, and the wounding of four others on the Danziger bridge has just plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice (he's going to be sentenced in May). This is apparently the beginning of a series of cases being built ( Read more... ) -
Native dance reviving in Alaska and other good news
From the "this doesn't suck" files:
Native dancing reviving in Alaska
From the "about frikkin time" files:
California renames "Negrohead" mountain for African-American pioneer
And finally, the "up yours James Cameron" award goes to "The Hurt Locker": Congratulations on winning best picture at the BAFTAs! Leave a comment 4
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