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Topic: People denying their blackness... |
urban scribe
Replies: 190
Views: 20491
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Thu 13 Jul 2006 18:16 Subject: People denying their blackness... |
Soserious,
How dare you come on this forum defending Blackness! Do you not know where you are? This is not the place for that. There are plenty of online Black public discussion forums for that sor ... |
Topic: CAUCASIANS UNITED for REPARATIONS & EMANCIPATION (CURE) |
urban scribe
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Views: 4918
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 12 Jul 2006 18:30 Subject: CAUCASIANS UNITED for REPARATIONS & EMANCIPATION (CURE) |
Reparations for slavery? ROTFLMAO It'll NEVER happen!
But I personally appreciate the high level of consciousness of some Whites who not only acknowledge the atrocities of slavery, but slavery's re ... |
Topic: Pew Research Center: Survey on Interracial Marriage |
urban scribe
Replies: 0
Views: 287
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 12 Jul 2006 17:10 Subject: Pew Research Center: Survey on Interracial Marriage |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
22% of Americans Have a Relative in a Mixed-Race Marriage
March 14, 2006
More than one-fifth of all American adults (22%) say that they have a close relative who ... |
Topic: actress Stacey Dash |
urban scribe
Replies: 24
Views: 47104
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Forum: Popular People Posted: Wed 12 Jul 2006 13:48 Subject: actress Stacey Dash |
producer Damon Dash, the late Aaliyah's fiance is her brother
Austin's father is R&B singer Christopher Williams. Mr. C. Williams' first cousin is R&B singer Al B. Sure (Albert Brown). Both ... |
Topic: Does peer accusation of "acting White" hurt Black students? |
urban scribe
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Views: 2879
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Sun 09 Jul 2006 02:47 Subject: Does peer accusation of "acting White" hurt Black students? |
Is the accusation really often made?
My experience is that the accusation is often made on the high school level. I never encountered this accusation in college. However, I attended two high school ... |
Topic: Video about Racist European Soccer fans |
urban scribe
Replies: 27
Views: 3725
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Wed 05 Jul 2006 14:11 Subject: Video about Racist European Soccer fans |
| On this forum a great deal of history is discussed. When I read about overt discrimination, racism, which took place one, two hundred years ago, I have a 'what's done is done' attitude about it all. B ... |
Topic: National Association for the advancement of Caucasian Latino |
urban scribe
Replies: 106
Views: 16903
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Mon 03 Jul 2006 09:04 Subject: National Association for the advancement of Caucasian Latino |
Phil345 : They should forget putting "hispanic origin" altogether, it's meaningless. It should not make a difference what nation/linguistic origin a person is of, when tabulating race.
We ... |
Topic: National Association for the advancement of Caucasian Latino |
urban scribe
Replies: 106
Views: 16903
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Forum: Latin America Posted: Mon 03 Jul 2006 03:00 Subject: National Association for the advancement of Caucasian Latino |
I'm sure we've all seen and/or filled in forms requesting the applicant's race as follows:
White (not of Hispanic origin)
Black (not of Hispanic origin)
etc
1. Assuming this proposal is approv ... |
Topic: Genetics 101 |
urban scribe
Replies: 12
Views: 2349
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Wed 28 Jun 2006 02:45 Subject: Genetics 101 |
Sagascend, did you start this thread with me in mind? If so, you're too kind.
I'm afraid I've never had an aptitude for science. Thusly, undergraduate genetics may prove too advanced. Luckily ... |
Topic: It's Good To Be Mixed |
urban scribe
Replies: 5
Views: 1660
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Forum: Racial Identity and The Multiracial Experience Posted: Tue 27 Jun 2006 15:43 Subject: It's Good To Be Mixed |
Give Ian Clark an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy, Obie, hell, just give it ALL to him!
This is beau-ti-ful! Brilliant!
THANK YOU
~us |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 26 Jun 2006 15:15 Subject: SEEING RACE |
Melani23 : Urban Scribe is losing some of her militancy, I see.
By no means am I militant. When I feel things are unfair or one-sided, I speak out. And I speak out passionately. When I feel things ... |
Topic: LET'S DISPEL A FAVORITE URBAN MYTH |
urban scribe
Replies: 2
Views: 781
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 26 Jun 2006 12:53 Subject: LET'S DISPEL A FAVORITE URBAN MYTH |
The name Willie LYNCH kinda gave it away for me. Talk about your eponyms!
~us |
Topic: Nappy Hair controversy |
urban scribe
Replies: 3
Views: 827
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 26 Jun 2006 12:46 Subject: Nappy Hair controversy |
| I have a girlfriend who is a licensed cosmetologist and owns two hair salons. Ten years ago I helped her prep for her State Board Exam using the sample test in order to obtain her license. One of the ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 25 Jun 2006 16:41 Subject: SEEING RACE |
| zsana : Can one really say this hateful and vicious sentiment is truly the Black feeling concerning bi/multiracial people? Wouldn't it be better to say it's the feeling of SOME blacks who belong to ce ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sat 24 Jun 2006 18:31 Subject: SEEING RACE |
srb71 : Urban Poet
No, no, no, it's URBAN SCRIBE. You can say/write whatever you like about me, love, just get the name right.
Melani23 : You describe yourself as majority ancestry Black America ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006 08:30 Subject: SEEING RACE |
| It's odd what this forum accepts as fact. Self-identities, against social and cultural confines, are not facts. Yet, they are accepted as such, by this forum, provided those self-identities are anythi ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 05 Jun 2006 01:04 Subject: SEEING RACE |
Salsassin, I'm using White in its general sense. The way most people who are not learned in anthopology, biology, etc. would use it.
Also, all of the celebrities you've mentioned are NOT perceived ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Mon 05 Jun 2006 00:09 Subject: SEEING RACE |
| Obviously, fwsweet, you come from a forward thinking set of relatives. I'm glad to hear that. However, I haven't been as fortunate. As I've stated I have very fair "White" looking relatives. Not all o ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 04 Jun 2006 19:14 Subject: SEEING RACE |
CONT'D
In the mid 80's, when I first began wearing make-up, I could never find my shade. Foundations and loose powders made by White cosmetic companies were too light. Foundations and loose powders ... |
Topic: SEEING RACE |
urban scribe
Replies: 61
Views: 6700
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Sun 04 Jun 2006 18:20 Subject: SEEING RACE |
| I am a writer (novelist, mainly) living in NY. About two weeks ago or so, I followed a link to this site found on another online group of which I am a member. I've been lurking on this site daily ever ... |
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