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Cho Rejected By Koreans
Margaret Cho recent was chosen "Korean of the Year," but her relationship with the Korean community has not always been so positive for her.
You can see Margaret in "The Cho Show" on VH1. Margaret Cho recent was chosen "Korean of the Year," but her relationship with the Korean community has not always been so p... more -
Abortion rate is down, but report cites racial disparity
The decline has been far more dramatic for whites than for blacks and Latinas.
Although the overall U.S. abortion rate is at its lowest level since 1974, the drop has been far more dramatic for whites than for African Americans, who in 2004 had abortions at five times the rate of white women, according to a report released Monday.
The abortion rate for Latinas was about three times that of whites.
The Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based research group that supports abortion rights but whose statistics are generally respected by antiabortion groups, analyzed 30 years of data since the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
The analysis found that the differences partly reflected varying pregnancy and childbearing patterns.
African American women had high rates of unintended pregnancy, 70% compared with 49% across all racial and ethnic groups. About half of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. end in abortion, the report said.
Latinas had higher pregnancy rates and higher birthrates than whites.
Abortion rates are falling for blacks and Latinas but far less than for whites.
The increasingly minority face of abortion has more to do with income than race or ethnicity, said Claire D. Brindis, a professor of pediatrics and health policy at UC San Francisco and co-director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health.
"Many of these women are low-income women who tend to have a higher rate of unintended pregnancy," said Brindis, who was not associated with the report. "Oftentimes, living in poverty they experience so many other challenges in their lives that they don't always know that they're eligible for family planning services or have transportation to services."
But Day Gardner, founder and president of the National Black Pro-Life Union in Washington, disagreed. She blamed the high rates on the number of inner-city clinics that performed abortions.
"It doesn't have as much to do with poverty as that the abortion facilities are there, ingrained in the neighborhoods," she said. "We as a community don't talk about this. . . . This is a silent killer among us."
The report also found that abortion rates for teenagers dropped from 33% in 1974 to 17% in 2004.
The drop in teen pregnancies began before the emphasis on abstinence-only education, the report said. It attributed the decline in part to more effective and widespread use of contraception.
The drop in teenage abortion rates has been accompanied by a rise in teen births, the report said.
It attributed the rise to a greater societal acceptance of unwed mothers, more difficulties in obtaining abortions in some parts of the country and changing attitudes toward abortion.
More than half of the women obtaining abortions in 2004 were in their 20s, and 60% already had children, the report said. The decline has been far more dramatic for whites than for blacks and Latinas. ... more -
Faking ethnic eyes
They say the grass is always greener on the other side. While most white American women would die for exotic, almond-shaped eyes, some who have them are masking them with make-up. Exotic eye fashion is a hot new trend in America, and if you don’t have truly “exotic” eyes, you fake them to get ultra-glam with shadows, mascara and eyeliner. Eyelash extensions are also a huge part of America’s late and great almond-eye craving.
In Japan, however, where perfect, almond-shaped eyes are everywhere, the latest trend is to look less ethnic and more Caucasian. Check out this ad for the new, big make-up fad from Japan. It is almost impossible to tell that the girl in the ad is Japanese. Unless you look at the “before” picture of her eye, you can’t even tell that it is beautifully exotic. Add white-blonde hair and blue contacts and you can no longer tell that this model is Asian at all.
It may seem strange and funny to us, but how different is this to the glamorous and exotic looking make-up we push in America? The point is to get creative and different with your eye make-up, and to never be afraid to try something new. Stand out and make your own eye statement. Whether almond-shaped or rounded, let yours shine.
(Trend Hunter) They say the grass is always greener on the other side. While most white American women would die for exotic, almond-shaped eyes, some... more -
White Americans not a majority by 2042
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004.
The nation has been growing more diverse for decades, but the process has sped up through immigration and higher birth rates among minority residents, especially Hispanics.
The U.S. has nearly 305 million people today. The population is projected to hit 400 million in 2039 and 439 million in 2050.
White non-Hispanics make up about two-thirds of the population, but only 55 percent of those younger than 5.
By 2050, whites will make up 46 percent of the population and blacks will make up 15 percent, a relatively small increase from today. Hispanics, who make up about 15 percent of the population today, will account for 30 percent in 2050, according to the new projections.
Asians, which make up about 5 percent of the population, are projected to increase to 9 percent by 2050.
The population 85 and older is projected to more than triple by 2050, to 19 million. White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years ... more -
In South Africa, Chinese is the new Black
China Journal reports:
"A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South Africans will be reclassified as “black,” a term that includes black Africans, Indians and others who were subject to discrimination under apartheid. As a result of this ruling, ethnically Chinese citizens will be able to benefit from government affirmative action policies aimed at undoing the effects of apartheid."
-In South Africa they have pretty much put everyone in the catagory. In their eyes your either white or black. China is also tying to get natural resources from Africa as well. China Journal reports: ... more -
Is your family any better than mine? Gender, Class, Ethnicity & Family Inequal...
The complex diversity of human ethnicity is a testament to human adaptability and resilience. Our libraries and schools are now filled with volumes written about unique and independent social systems that have coexisted for millennia throughout the planet. There are countless examples to choose from that run the gamut of human kin group possibilities?some egalitarian, some totalitarian. There is not one set standard, from an anthropological or sociological point of view that is constant with regard to marriage, or what constitutes a kin group. There are many complex individual psychological processes at work that cause people to bond and form into groups and the most commonly recognized and studied unit is the family. However, for many people at different times in human history, family has meant different things. What most anthropologists and sociologists do agree on is that in every society each individual has a role to play in the social construction of reality. However the situation that the public at large deals with on a daily basis is how to clearly identify individual roles and how to mediate conflicts arising from everyone?s individual pursuit of happiness; where these conflicts are most evident are in the arenas of gender, class, and ethnicity.
Quote from essay by Jon Jaramillo aka Jubal The complex diversity of human ethnicity is a testament to human adaptability and resilience. Our libraries and schools are now filled... more -
Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez
For the first time, two Hispanic surnames Garcia and Rodriguez are among the top 10 most common in the nation, and Martinez nearly edged out Wilson for 10th place. For the first time, two Hispanic surnames Garcia and Rodriguez are among the top 10 most common in the nation, and Martinez nearly... more
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Twang is not a Color
Carl Ray, one of the unknown black artists of country music, speaks up about the color barrier and his experiences in the industry.
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Back Home Rwanda
Back Home is a documentary about JB's journey back home to Rwanda - he left there in 1994 during the genocide, and the journalists that he aided adopted him. Moving to England, then the US, he went to college when he heard that some of his family survived. It's his story about returning to home to find his mother. Back Home is a documentary about JB's journey back home to Rwanda - he left there in 1994 during the genocide, and the journalist... more
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James Watson Retires After Racial Remarks
"James D. Watson, the eminent biologist who ignited an uproar last week with remarks about the intelligence of people of African descent, retired today as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island and from its board.
In a statement, he noted that, at 79, he is 'overdue' to surrender leadership positions at the lab, which he joined as director in 1968 and served as president until 2003. But he said the circumstances of his resignation 'are not those which I could ever have anticipated or desired.' "James D. Watson, the eminent biologist who ignited an uproar last week with remarks about the intelligence of people of African ... more -
DNA Pioneer Claims "Black People Less Intelligent Than White"
A speaking tour by the nobel prize winning Dr James Watson was thrown into chaos last night when one of Britain's most high-profile scientific institutions announced it was cancelling a planned sell-out appearance. A speaking tour by the nobel prize winning Dr James Watson was thrown into chaos last night when one of Britain's most high-profi... more
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Is Hollywood colorblind?
Actress Halle Berry says that she still has to convince movie studios of her acting ability because she is black. She says:
"It doesn't matter that I have an Oscar, an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Silver (Berlin) Bear...I shouldn't have had to try so hard to be considered. I should have to stop convincing studios I am right for it -- it should be on my acting merit."
Berry was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for best actress, winning the 2002 Oscar for "Monster's Ball."
If an an award winning actress is struggling to get the part, what does that mean? Is color still a barrier in Hollywood? Actress Halle Berry says that she still has to convince movie studios of her acting ability because she is black. She says: ... more -
Rap songs white people love
Do you think you might be white? If you like 1 or more of these songs, you just might be.
10. Positive K - I Got A Man
9. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
8. Biz Markie - Just A Friend
7. Young MC - Bust A Move
6. Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock - It Takes Two
5. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
4. Tag Team - Whoomp (There It Is)
3. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
2. House of Pain - Jump Around
1. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
This list was Nordby approved. Do you think you might be white? If you like 1 or more of these songs, you just might be. 10. Positive K - I Got A Man ... more
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