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"Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the..."

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“Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given rotten peaches, we will make cobblers; if given scraps, we will make quilts; take away our drums, and we will clap our hands. We prove the human spirit will prevail. We will take what we have to make what we need. We need confidence in our knowledge of who we are.”

- Nikki Giovanni (via blackcontemporaryart)

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"This is what I don’t get - Women are impure because males have touched them. Who’s the dirty one..."

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“This is what I don’t get - Women are impure because males have touched them. Who’s the dirty one here?”

- Comment on Jezebel article “Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit” (via lorbeere)

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think-progress: The women in top grossing films hits a...

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think-progress:

The women in top grossing films hits a five-year low.

This is a bigger problem than you think.

"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple..."

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“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple the unemployment isn’t interested in purchasing the assets of the generation who just blew an enormous housing bubble and kept it from popping through quantitative easing and out-and-out federal support? Curious.”

- When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)

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thewarroomctv: Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the...

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thewarroomctv:

Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Military Justice Improvement Act, a bill that would remove sexual assault cases from the military’s chain of command.

Here are 3 important things you need to know about the bill: http://bit.ly/19Amk5m

We will be discussing this in depth with Congresswoman Jamie Speier, as well as delving into other topics of the week with Joan Walsh, James Goodale, and Daniel Souweine.

Tune in to Current TV in 15 minutes & join the conversation on Twitter: @TheWarRoomCTV

George Takei responds to fans of traditional marriage.

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George Takei responds to fans of traditional marriage.

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Christian Missionaries ruin everything-Arab Festival in Dearborn, MI cancelled

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Christian Missionaries ruin everything-Arab Festival in Dearborn, MI cancelled:

After growing religious tensions, the annual Arab International Festival in Dearborn has been canceled for the first time in its 18-year history, organizers said today.

“We’re very sad that we had to postpone it,” Fay Baydoun, director of the American-Arab Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the festival. “But we’re looking at this as a positive to come back better and stronger the next year.”

The decision to cancel this year’s festival comes after four years of tensions at the event between some Christian missionaries and local Muslims. Their encounters resulted in heated arguments, scuffles, some bottle-throwing, and several lawsuits.

Last year, one group of Christian missionaries brought a pig’s head and signs insulting Islam’s prophet, which drew a strong reaction from some children. Earlier this month, the city of Dearborn apologized and paid an undisclosed amount of money to a group of Christian missionaries arrested at the festival for disturbing the peace who were later acquitted.

Dearborn resident Majed Moughni said he was disappointed in the cancellation, but added that he understands given the high insurance and logistical costs for what became an increasingly tense event.

“It’s not worth the cost,” said Moughni. “It became too costly.”

The festival had been scheduled for June 14-16. It was intended to be a family-friendly event that promoted economic activity along Warren Avenue in east Dearborn, but since 2009, it became a national flashpoint.

In an attempt to create a more peaceful atmosphere, Dearborn Mayor John O’Reilly Jr. moved the location of the festival from its traditional location on Warren Avenue to Ford Woods Park. His plan would have allowed the festival to be in an enclosed area and would have required an admissions fee.

But Baydoun said: “With the move to a new location, Ford Woods Park, we needed more time to ensure we provide a quality event that the community has come to expect from us.”

Over the years, the festival has attracted big donors, from Detroit automakers to the CIA.

Contact Niraj Warikoo: nwarikoo@freepress.com or 313-223-4792

Check out some of the other shit this group of “Christian Missionaries” has pulled.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120616/NEWS05/120616015/Christian-missionaries-with-pig-s-head-taunt-Arab-Americans-at-Dearborn-festival

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/dearborn_ordered_to_apologize.html

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/bible_believers_lawsuit_agains.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+detroit-news+(Detroit+News+-+MLive.com)

http://www.freep.com/article/20130514/NEWS02/305140122/Judge-tosses-Arab-Festival-lawsuit-filed-by-Christian-missionary-group?odyssey=obinsite

http://www.freep.com/article/20130429/NEWS02/304290024/dearborn-arab-american-festival-moving

http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2013/05/17/news/doc51927e4002954221289241.txt?viewmode=fullstory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_believer

http://www.biblebelievers.com/

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2010/s10060116.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_More_Law_Center