By Guest Contributor Madhuri, originally published at Restore Fairness“Police officers giving drivers $204 tickets for not speaking English? It sounds like a rejected Monty Python sketch. Except the grim reality is that it has happened at least 39...
Topics: authenticity, discrimination, immigration, Meb Keflezighi, media

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By Deputy Editor Thea Lim**TRIGGER WARNING**: The following post is about physical and sexual abuse in detention, and focuses on a trans woman who has chosen to speak out about the abuse she endured. Her choice is incredibly brave and her story is...
Topics: immigration, policing/justice, state violence, trans issues, violence against women

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by Latoya Peterson, originally published at JezebelBefore reading Push, I braced myself and prepared for depression. Before heading to see Precious, I packed three travel sized packs of kleenex. But the unrelenting despair I was warned about never...
Topics: Uncategorized

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By Sexual Correspondent Andrea PlaidI emailed my friend Kaisha that I got a free ticket to see Fela!, the new musical co-conceived, directed and choreographed Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones. “I’m a little embarrassed that i don’t know his..
Topics: Uncategorized

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By Special Correspondent Arturo R. GarcíaNote: Video contains one instance of NSFW languageThis was noted in last week’s thread over Part 2 of CNN’s Latino In America, but it’s worth a bigger mention: it looks like the network is...
Topics: activism, immigration, latino, latino in america, latino/a, lou dobbs, media, misrepresentation, news, protests, race & representations, tv

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