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Lady Wowza: 3 of the Worst Commercials in Advertising History

by Akiba Solomon on July 20 2011, 10:03AM

In an attempt at rebranding, Summer’s Eve feminine hygiene products now have a racially coded identity. It really stinks.

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In the Fight Against HIV, a Breakthrough for Women of Color

by Akiba Solomon on July 15 2011, 1:49PM

Two new studies involving heterosexual women and men reveal that taking a daily dose of HIV meds can decrease infection risk by well over 50 percent. That’s a “yay” for women of color who bear the brunt of the global pandemic.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, HIV/AIDS, Health

DSK Rape Case Takeaway No. 6: Alleged Victims Can Change the Script

by Akiba Solomon on July 11 2011, 10:30AM

The Guinean hotel housekeeper drew the line with the New York Post. I say good for her.

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What Colorist Tweet Memes Miss: It’s #TeamStructuralRacism

by Akiba Solomon on July 7 2011, 9:28AM

Tweet memes like #TeamLightSkin are the latest example of our insistence that skin-tone obsession is just personal preference. It’s not. Research shows just how much it shapes our lives.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Technology

DSK Rape Case Takeaway No. 5: You Have to Be the Perfect Victim

by Akiba Solomon on July 1 2011, 10:20AM

The prosecution that was once so sure of its case against former IMF chief Dominique Strass-Kahn is wavering. Score one for victim-blaming.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, DSK Rape Case, Gender & Sexuality

Wal-Mart and the Supreme Court v. Women of Color

by Akiba Solomon on June 22 2011, 10:35AM

The ruling on Dukes vs. Wal-Mart is a big deal for black and brown women. Here’s how.

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Evaluating the Drug War on Its 40th Birthday, by the Numbers

by Akiba Solomon, Stokely Baksh on June 17 2011, 11:40AM

Forty years and $1 trillion in, the war on drugs hasn’t worked—unless locking up a massive number of black and brown people was the plan all along.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Criminal Justice, Drug War

White Male Bloggers Want Everything But the Burden of Oppression

by Akiba Solomon on June 16 2011, 10:00AM

There’s a historical precedent for Internet hoaxers Tom MacMaster and Bill Graber. And trust that there will be more to come.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs

Latinos Fall Prey to the Danger-Womb Epidemic!

by Akiba Solomon on June 10 2011, 10:04AM

Latinas star in the latest set of anti-abortion “most dangerous place” billboards. This is getting old.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Health, Planned Parenthood

The Real Value of Rihanna’s ‘Man Down’ Video

by Akiba Solomon on June 7 2011, 8:01AM

Generic tsk, tsking by media watchdogs makes me wonder if they actually watched the controversial video.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Chris Brown, Rihanna's "Man Down"

Indiana’s Anti-Choice Zealots See Poor Black Women As Collateral Damage

by Akiba Solomon on June 3 2011, 10:37AM

Even after federal intervention, Hoosier State Republicans stand by their vendetta against Planned Parenthood. Now, guess who’s really paying the price.

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Psychology Today (Sort of) Apologizes for Publishing Kanazawa’s Pseudoscience

by Akiba Solomon on June 1 2011, 9:24AM

The tardy-for-the-party publication is sorry for hurting black women’s feelings.

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DSK Rape Case Takeaway No. 4: Discuss at Your Own Risk

by Akiba Solomon on May 27 2011, 8:17AM

What do you do when a group discussion about a touchy-but-ubiquitous subject gets dangerously personal?

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‘Uncle Luke’ Campbell Gets a Surprising Number of Votes in Miami

by Akiba Solomon on May 25 2011, 2:21PM

Although he lost the election, the former 2 Live Crew frontman argues that his ‘grassroots’ run marks the beginning of his peoples-centered political career, not the end.

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Takeaways from the DSK Rape Case

by Akiba Solomon on May 24 2011, 12:55PM

Hotel housekeepers are catching hell, plus two other lessons we’ve learned from the coverage of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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The NY Post Makes DSK’s Alleged Rape Victim an AIDS Predator

by Akiba Solomon on May 20 2011, 12:20PM

In its lust for a salacious scoop, Rupert Murdoch’s chronically race-baiting tabloid has made both the alleged victim and her community into the villains.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, DSK Rape Case, Health, Media

The Pseudoscience of “Black Women Are Less Attractive”

by Akiba Solomon on May 17 2011, 12:33PM

A London School of Economics psychology professor creates bar graphs to show how black women are uglier than women of other races. Psychology Today publishes it. Sigh.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Media

CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV

by Akiba Solomon on May 16 2011, 11:30AM

He told the Times that he couldn’t write a feel-good black memoir without being honest and challenging what he says is one of the community’s biggest taboos.

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Wesley Yang Confuses Asian Masculinity With White Male Supremacy

by Akiba Solomon on May 16 2011, 9:58AM

A Korean-American writer argues that to truly succeed in the real world, Asian men must unlearn traditional values that foster meekness. But is the real world all it’s cracked up to be?

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Luther Campbell’s Serious Blind Spot

by Akiba Solomon on May 12 2011, 9:15AM

In his bid for mayor of Miami-Dade County, the entrepreneur, father, husband and philanthropist claims he’s post-“Uncle Luke.” Not so much.

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