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Chocolate City, a film on Washington, DC and gentrification from Marian @ Marian's Blog 29 Feb 2008 9:12 am

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In recognition of our colonised status, people around the world can help by taking a symbolic break from even uttering the words "Washington" and "Washington, DC." Leave our name out of conversation and put a blank space in print. Besides...

posted 9:12 am at Marian's Blog

Martin L. King III’s sober, inspiring “Poverty in America”, from 14-15 Nov on American Life TV from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 26 Oct 2007 12:51 pm

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Whatever else Martin King III may need for his new venture, you have to give him credit him for excellent timing. King has announced he is ready to take up his father's fight against poverty. No one else with a...

posted 12:51 pm at Marian's Blog

Burma’s Saffron Revolution: Violent crackdown on day 10 from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 27 Sep 2007 6:56 am

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The violent crackdown everyone dreaded is on in Burma. International press are reporting one Japanese man is dead after being shot today by soldiers. This now brings Japan (also a Buddhist country) into the picture. The military controls Internet service...

posted 6:56 am at Marian's Blog

Team in Training: help Mel cross finish line(s) for cancer research from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 01 May 2006 2:53 pm

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My friend Mel ('a girl') is doing Team in Training to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She and I (and a bunch of other civilian folks we know) have been together through thin and thick, doing human...

posted 2:53 pm at Marian's Blog

“Captured Africans,” Kevin Dalton Johnson’s quayside work, Lancaster UK from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 14 Feb 2006 10:02 am

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'SWIM WITH SHARKS', originally uploaded by MarianDouglas. Alasdair Pettinger's image of Johnson's sculpture somewhere near Lancaster's Millenium Bridge. The saying to swim with sharks began in the slave trade when sharks changed course to follow ships loaded with captured...

posted 10:02 am at Marian's Blog

Frantz Fanon and France’s Wretched of the Earth from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 08 Nov 2005 4:10 pm

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I'm remembering the brother of a friend of mine from the Maghreb - northern Africa. Yes - Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria and several other countries beyond are in and are part of Africa. My friend's older brother was killed some...

posted 4:10 pm at Marian's Blog

Rosa Parks’ American Life: 1913-2005 from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 25 Oct 2005 12:15 am

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Rosa Parks has died at the age of 93. Mrs. Parks was well-known and yet she was one in a long line of Black American women who were willing to live by their integrity and courage. This is a photo...

posted 12:15 am at Marian's Blog

No “Race or Gender” in Political Appointments? from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 30 Sep 2005 7:47 am

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Conservative CNN television commentator Lou Dobbs poses the loaded question: Do you believe race or gender should be a determining factor... in jobs and nominations for various positions? Before anyone rushes in with Oh gee, of course not - guess...

posted 7:47 am at Marian's Blog

George Bush in Jackson Square: “Opportunity” or Opportunist? from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 15 Sep 2005 9:23 pm

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George (Bush) is now on his what, uh... 53rd(?) trip down to New Orleans other parts of the stricken Gulf Coast. Of course George carries with him a few more crumbs to spread (kind of like something else), even as...

posted 9:23 pm at Marian's Blog

The Superdome May be Condemned from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 06 Sep 2005 8:54 pm

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Hurricane damage at the New Orleans Superdome is so bad it may need to be torn down....

posted 8:54 pm at Marian's Blog