A large piece of land on the coast of Georgia is the center of a battle over rights and ownership. Kathleen Cleaver, former Black Panther, Civil Rights activist and co-director of the Human Rights Research Fund, has joined efforts with the Harris Neck Land Trust. Today I wish to share my interview with Cleaver. [...]
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Gender & Feminism
Me Disgusta Rihanna’s New Video Te Amo
Rihanna released her music video Te Amo yesterday. Much to my dismay, I was left shrugging and mumbling “Me disgusta” as Rihanna fell into the new fad of homoerotic homophobia among female pop stars. Rihanna’s video depicts the age-old tale of a heterosexual female entertaining the attention of a homosexual female only until things get [...]
Culture & History
Cracking Down on Coke in Kingston Jamaica
Jamaicans in Kingston’s neighborhood of Tivoli Gardens have formed a standoff against authorities to protect the infamous don Christopher Coke. Christopher Coke is wanted by the U.S. on arms and drugs charges. Coke, gang leader of the notorious Shower Posse, is said to run a marijuana, cocaine and arms ring that reaches to New York. On May [...]
Creating Solutions
Helping Families Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill
The Gulf oil spill has devastated the delicate economy and livelihood of New Orleans. The outlook is bleak for local fishermen who are temporarily detained from fishing oysters out of the Gulf, tourists who frequent New Orleans for its culinary delights, and the local economy, which will face a sharp increase in unemployment. I [...]
Gender & Feminism
Maxim’s Hot White World: Questions About Katy Perry as Hottest Woman of 2010
Katy Perry ranked number one in Maxim’s Hot 2010 list last week. Maxim’s Hot 2010 list included hot ladies like Zoe Saldana at number three, Megan Fox at number five and Rihanna at number six. Katy’s Perry’s status as the world’s hottest woman according to Maxim’s standards has left some critics baffled. She’s cute [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
China Investing in South America: The Call for the U.S. to Improve Foreign Policy
China has been steadily making advances in Latin American economics and affairs. China promised to loan Venezuela $20 billion dollars in mid April and is signing trade agreements with Brazil with hopes of “boosting trade and energy cooperation between the two states.” In a previous article, I discussed China’s imposition on South America as [...]
Creating Solutions
15 Year Old Haitian Earthquake Survivor Speaks
Josephine Denis is a 15 year old Haitian girl from Port-au-Prince. She and her family were living in Haiti at the time of the earthquake in January 2010. Josephine remained in the country for two weeks after the earthquake and now resides in the U.S. I interviewed Josephine about the state of Haiti, relief efforts, [...]
Creating Solutions
UNICEF Conference on Adolescent Girls
This week UNICEF hosted the 5th annual International Conference in partnership with the Global Program in International Affairs at the New School in New York City. The topic was global trends of adolescent girls. I would like to share with Conducive Chronicle readers my thoughts on the conference and topics covered.
Creating Solutions
The Democrats and the GOP On Immigration
Immigration legislation (SB 1070) has come to a boiling point as members from the Senate and even the Catholic Church have publicly voiced their opinion on Sen. Russell Pearce’s ostentatious immigration bill. The Arizona Immigration Bill was passed on Friday April 23, 2010. It gives lawmakers the power to stop and verify the immigration status of any [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Speak Out About the Promotion of Sex Trafficking in Higher Education
Professor Kenneth Ng of California State University, Northridge has been exposed for running an illicit sex tourism website called BigBabyKenny.com. Ng is a professor in the School of Business and Economics. On Friday, his university forced him to take down his website and replace it with something considerably more tame. Gone are the explicit stories [...]
Creating Solutions
Afro-Colombians and Indigenous Women Endangered By Free Trade Agreements Between the U.S. & Colombia
Human rights violations are the number one concern since U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed an interest in ratifying free trade with Colombia last week. Madre, a women’s international human rights group, does human rights work in Colombia and will need to follow up U.S. free trade agreements with action to protect women’s rights. On [...]
Culture & History
The Incredible Height: The Life and Legacy of Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height left behind a legacy of activism when she passed on Tuesday morning April 20, 2010. She lived for almost an entire century and has played a major role in shaping what this country has become. Dorothy Height fulfilled her desire of always wanting to work towards justice while she was alive. Height worked [...]
Gender & Feminism
Inquire of Esquire
Christina Hendricks, star on Mad Men, was named the World’s Hottest Woman by Esquire Magazine yesterday. Hendricks ranked higher than Brazilian beauty Adriana Lima and Megan Fox. Several of my peers have disagreed with the polling results of Esquire’s decision. All women are inherently beautiful in various aspects. But, for Megan Fox and Adriana [...]
Culture & History
Knowledge Is Power: Learning From Rosa Parks To Change The Present
“Knowledge is Power!” exclaimed U.S. civil rights activists throughout the 1960s and 1970s. To acquire knowledge is to empower oneself and effectuate systemic change. Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing esteemed author Paul Loeb. Loeb has authored the books “Soul of A Citizen” and “The Impossible Will Take Awhile”. I would like to share [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Immigration Control Or Racial Profiling In Arizona?
Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce drafted an immigration bill that is leaving advocacy groups and civil rights activists fuming. Arizona, the state of former presidential candidate John McCain, is looking to tackle the problem of immigration with bill SB1070. The bill enables police officers to stop and verify the immigration status of persons who they [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
The Race To Reconquer South America Begins: China & The U.S. Face Off
Hugo Chavez announced that China will be lending $20 billion dollars to Venezuela. The purpose of this strategic move is to secure oil resources for the burgeoning need of energy in China. Currently, the U.S. is the top importer of Venezuelan oil. Financial analysts, including Morgan Stanley, predict that Venezuela may be on the brink [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
The U.S. Looks To Establish Free Trade With Colombia At A High Price
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is pushing to ratify a free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia as of Thursday April 15, 2010. Ostensibly, the free trade agreement is symbiotically beneficial to the U.S. and Colombia. Ratification of this agreement will rustle feathers in Latin America where the U.S. has historically flexed military [...]
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Man Infects Young Women And Girls with H.I.V. Up For Release In New York
Nushawn J. Williams Nushawn J. Williams is a 33 year old African-American male who knowingly infected women and girls with the HIV virus. He completed a 12 year sentence in upstate New York on Tuesday April 13, 2010 and was due for release. Williams is being held as Attorney General Andrew Cuomo pursues the continued [...]
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