blue_lotus13: (terrific)
2006-04-11 09:21 am
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My first podcast

Yesterday I listened to my first podcast Addicted to Race , created by the fine people at Mixed Media Watch , one of my favourite blogs.

I quite enjoyed it, and definitely plan to check out their next edition. Just watch, I'm slowly catching up with technology.
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Speaking of race and culture, I picked up my copy of Langston Hughes' "The Ways of White Folks" and was absolutely blown away. The themes! The characters! The lyrical language! Holy fuck, why haven't I read any of his prose before?!?! He's amazing.
blue_lotus13: (frida)
2005-11-10 06:13 am
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The danger in travelling while brown

This piece reminds me of my friend Hari, who gets stopped every time he crosses the border just because he has extremely dark skin, a beard and long hair and speaks with a South Asian accent. It's a good piece about a Middle Eastern man and some of the things he experiences in a post 9-11 world.

The danger in travelling while brown


The title "travelling while brown" is a play off a reference to African Americans, who are pulled over for the crime of "driving while black."