21 May 2012 09:24:47

The Last Union Town

The Last Union Town Philadelphia Magazine (blog) A black union worker shook City Council with testimony about an encounter he had with another man on a construction site, 45 floors above Philadelphia's streets. His story в which we'll get to eventually в moved Council to investigate the racial ...
21 May 2012 03:40:04

Battleship Gets Blown Out of the Water at the Box Office

Dread Central Battleship Gets Blown Out of the Water at the Box Office Dread Central Next weekend sees the release of the Oren Peli-produced R-rated horror chiller The Chernobyl Diaries and yet another mega budget movie that hopes to not get sunk in The Avengers' wake, Men in Black 3. Going back to the biggest bombing of a Naval vessel ...
21 May 2012 00:40:49

Ilan Godfrey wins OPENPhoto Award

Ilan Godfrey wins OPENPhoto Award The Daily Maverick Michael Wilheim Calitz, 26, rents a room in Cinderella Hostel, Boksburg. He begs on the street to earn money to support his son, Dillan, who lives with his mother. He also offers himself for sexual acts with men . Cinderella hostel was the migrant ...
20 May 2012 16:40:15

From streetchildren to young men with big dreams

From streetchildren to young men with big dreams The Citizen Daily He remained with a father who could not earn a living because he was sick. He expected his relatives to put food on the table for his family. в Sometimes I could read from my father's face that he didn't like the way his relatives treated us, (they ...
20 May 2012 10:19:40

Bust of gang offers hope for Dodge City immigrants

Kansas City Star Bust of gang offers hope for Dodge City immigrants Kansas City Star So it became all too commonplace for young workers leaving a convenience store to be beaten by far bigger, often armed, gang members for the money they'd just pocketed after cashing their paychecks. Just as common were night-time break-ins, where ...
20 May 2012 10:12:54

Past present: Dissident intellectuals

Past present: Dissident intellectuals DAWN.com Often such people are not given due recognition in their own time and many disappear into oblivion. However, they leave a rich legacy of their views and thoughts and their courage to speak the truth continues to inspire others. One such great dissident ...
20 May 2012 02:59:29

Djokovic and Nadal Primed to Renew Best Rivalry in Tennis: Fan's Take

Djokovic and Nadal Primed to Renew Best Rivalry in Tennis: Fan's Take Yahoo! Sports ... who is grateful for the current crop of outstanding players in the men's game right now. She loves the Djokovic-Nadal rivalry, and is eager to see tomorrow's Italian Open final. Do you have a story to tell? Share your unique perspective with an ...
19 May 2012 11:10:51

Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63

The Atlantic Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63 abc27 (AP Photo John McConnico, File) Hollywood star Will Smith has slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of " Men in Black III."More »» Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said ... End Game: Good Night, Queen Of Disco The queen who popularised disco
15 May 2012 06:22:52

Black Men Afraid of Dark

Black Men Afraid of Dark Patch.com A Bed-Stuy pre-school teacher is making a film to heal black men , society... and herself By C. Zawadi Morris Mya Baker is a Bed-Stuy resident and pre-school teacher who is close to completing a feature-length documentary about black male stereotypes ...
15 May 2012 03:41:57

"No More All-Black Productions Of Tennessee Williams Plays If No All-White ...

"No More All- Black Productions Of Tennessee Williams Plays If No All-White ... Indie Wire (blog) If his above argument (and Lahr's criticism) was centered on the dearth of representations of black people , the lack of stories telling of our varied experiences, the absence of the adaptations of the works by black playwrights compared to their ...