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When Reading Makes Us Sick–And It’s a Good Thing
2 days ago
by Tracy Hahn-Burkett
A few days ago, I had to say the ‘n’ word. As soon as I realized I would have to do it, I felt a little sick. I stopped. I took a deep breath before the sentence. I tried to think if I’d ever said this word out loud before, and I thought that probably [...]
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Blackfaced Comedian Asks BYU Students About Black History
2 days ago
by Rashid
(HAHAJK) – Comedian Dave Ackerman took to the campus of Brighman Young University, one of the least diverse campuses in the US, with only 176 black students out of the 30,000 student population, to quiz about Black History… in BLACKFACE! Want to be a fan? Join HAHAJK on Facebook! However, what may b ...
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The Danger of the Single Story
2 days ago
by No Longer Normal
This is a great TED talk about Africa, and all of us. There is a danger in having only one story about any place or person. As the speaker Chimamanda Adichie, says, the danger in a stereotype is not that it is wrong. Often, there is a seed of truth, but the problem is that the story is incomplete, a ...
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Booknotes: The Secret Lives of Wives
2 days ago
by annajcook
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a pre-review review of Iris Krasnow’s book The Secret Lives of Wives (Gotham, 2011). From those notes, it should be clear to you that I had major issues with the book — and to be fair, I expected to have major issues with any book by someone whose previous books were ...
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Words from “Swag”…
2 days ago
by onlyiniv
“Seen on Abrego. Avoiding the doctor won’t help much when that herpes flares up…” (Submitted by Teresa)
Only in IV - onlyiniv.com · 4 references
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