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Bitter Reaction to Study on Black and Asian Women's Tolerance for Racism

5/3/12 8:00am by lainad
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Jellybeans

[Editor’s Note: Every once in a while, a study comes out that makes you wonder, “What were they thinking?” Contributing Editor Laina Dawes and I are trying to wrap our minds around a recent report involving Black and Asian women, a Confederate, and a pile of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. And no, it’s not a joke. Read on to find out more... --Grace]  Read more >

KONY 2012: Worthwhile Charity or White Man's Burden?

3/15/12 4:31pm by lainad
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Still from KONY2012/ Invisible Children, YouTube

The 30-minute documentary by advocacy group Invisible Children has over 76 million hits on YouTube. For social and political activists like me (well, when I was younger, anyway) the fact that over 76 million people have watched this video shows an impressive reach -- despite its mixed message.  Read more >

Chris Brown and Whitney Houston: Entertainment Industry Fails Black Women

2/18/12 1:43pm by lainad
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Chris Brown, Zumapress

Chris Brown's "comeback" at the 2012 Grammys -- on the heels of the untimely death of Whitney Houston -- is a sad commentary as to how far society has to go in terms of respecting Black women.  Read more >

Shit White Girls Say... To Black Girls: Funny and Important Social Commentary

1/7/12 10:00am by lainad
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Franchesca Ramsey, via YouTube

When Shit White Girls Say…To Black Girls landed on YouTube this week, it seemed that thousands, hell, hundreds of thousands of black women across the globe cried, Hallelujah! and then doubled over with laughter.  Read more >

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Full Name
Laina Dawes
Member Since
February 2006
About Me: 

Laina Dawes is a contributing editor for Blogher and is also a music journalist whose writings can be found at Exclaim! Canada and Hellbound. She also has her own blog at Writing is Fighting. She resides in Toronto, Canada.

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