September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Anna Clark points out that drinking water is an issue outside Flint, Michigan, and disproportionately affects communities of color—noting especially Detroit and Chicago. When it comes to water, you’d think the cities of the Great Lakes would be the envy … Continue reading
September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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The Washington Post reports on black girls speaking up on dress codes. For generations, girls have been sent to the principal’s office for violating dress codes: Shorts must reach past fingertips. Shirts can’t be too low-cut. No spaghetti straps. No cleavage. But … Continue reading
September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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In the US, black contestants in beauty contests are wearing “natural curls.” The Washington Post reports on this trend and also on legislative changes regarding “natural hair” in state legislatures: This year marks an unexpected sweep in the beauty … Continue reading
September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Women in Brazil are also moving to natural hair and abandoning “white standards of beauty.” According to the Washington Post, Bruna Aparecida smiled cautiously at her reflection as a hairdresser snipped the last strands of her straight hair. Her head … Continue reading
September 24, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Here’s the lead of an article from the September 3 Washington Post about protests concerning school guidelines regarding natural hair: PRETORIA, South Africa — In recent years, staff members at the prestigious Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa’s administrative … Continue reading
September 20, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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According to the St. Cloud Times, The panel discussion on dismantling hate crimes wasn’t meant to be controversial. It was planned as part of a series of forums hosted by the St. Cloud Human Rights Commission, which has previously hosted public … Continue reading
September 19, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Here’s the lead of an interesting article about restrictions on natural hairstyles in the workplace as well as state legal bans (and potential bans): In 2017, at a gala luncheon hosted at the opulent Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, … Continue reading
September 15, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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In memory of the bombing…. They were found together. Two were so close their limbs touched. Sunday dresses tattered. Bodies shattered. Lives taken by killers for whom they didn’t matter. They did and they do. Never forget Denise, Carole, Cynthia, … Continue reading
September 4, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Some anti-immigrant folks like to say: “We’re not against immigration, we’re against “illegal” immigration.” If that were true, then we would make documented immigration easy & safe. But each & every day, this administration is grinding legal, documented immigration to … Continue reading
September 3, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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I’ve seen the names of my enslaved ancestors – descendents of people who had to endure a forced march from the Carolina coast to western Tennessee – listed as inventory alongside cows and molasses. That history lives in me. It … Continue reading