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A mother’s grief can spark a movement: 31 years ago today, Vincent Chin was murdered, and Lily Chin went from being a factory worker to a civil rights advocate.
Mourn the dead. Fight for the living. Remember Vincent Chin.
‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae to Play Role as Nina Simone
Move over, Zoe Saldana. ‘Awkward Black Girl’ creator Issa Rae will play Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic of Lorraine Hansberry. From Atlanta Black Star:
The biopic, which is currently in development, will star Hansberry’s grandniece, Taye, as the late author and playwright. Jaleel White, who is best known for his role as Steve Urkel in Family Matters, will play author James Baldwin.
Numa Perrier, who previously penned the script for series The Couple and appeared in “The Call” episode of ABG, will direct the film.
It’s an exciting time for Issa Rae. In addition to her new film role, she’s also set to make her network television debut as the writer and co-producer of Shonda Rhimes’s upcoming ABC comedy series “I Hate L.A. Dudes.”
Yesssss 😩
THANK FUCKING GOD
YES.
DIVERSITY IN MY MEDIA
awesome actresses of color getting awesome roles
so awesome
ARE WE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT JALEEL WHITE AS JAMES BALDWIN?? LIKE ARE WE JUST GOING TO LET THAT SIT THERE??
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Enter the Bruce Lee statue
Film and kung fu legend Bruce Lee, who broke barriers on the silver screen and television with his all-too-short career in the 1960s and 1970s, has been honored with a 7-foot statue in Chinatown’s Central Plaza.
Following the 40th anniversary of Lee’s sudden passing, and Chinatown’s 75th year in Los Angeles, the statue will be on permanent display once local businesses raise the $150,000 needed to install the bronze Lee.
For a glimpse into Lee’s significance for many of his young fans:
John Kreng, 44, staked out a spot with his friends hours before the statue’s unveiling, trading Bruce Lee stories and reminiscing. Growing up half-Thai and half-Chinese in an all-white neighborhood in Maryland, Lee’s films were inspiring, Kreng said.
“Here’s this hero who looks like me on the screen,” Kreng said.
Photos: Robyn Beck / AFP
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Thank you, Cory Doctorow.
I went to the website I Write Like, and pasted in some text from The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. It…
I just pasted some documentation I’ve been writing up into this, and it gave me David Foster Wallace. Random scene things? Raymond Chandler. Best yet: my DMV content revisions? H.P. Lovecraft.
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"Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language."
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (via catlexa)
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Fucking beautiful. I just need some Marvel ones now.
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Stop Stigma Sacramento
The Mental Illness: It’s not always what you think project was initiated by Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Behavioral Health Services to:
-Reduce stigma and discrimination
-Promote mental health and wellness
-Inspire hope for people and families living with mental illnessStop Stigma Sacramento is one of the many projects here working to support those with mental illnesses. These are all over the county—on billboards, community boards, and gas pumps.
For mental health resources in the county, visit the NAMI Sacramento website
Some more actual social justice. This is fucking perfect. Can we get these on billboards out here on the East Coast?
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“You fight like a girl.”
I’m sorry
I didn’t
realise
that
was
a
bad
thing
Reblogging because I’m sure the comic readers out there could add some more.
yeah
so sorry
i can’t hear you
over the sound
of me crushing my enemies
This list
was looking
a little
white
so here you go
watch tha
bodies hit
tha floor
this is the best post on tumblr, hands down
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Wondering what to eat for lunch?
Maybe you should check Wikipedia. Presenting The List of Sandwiches.
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