Pioneering US ballet dancer Arthur Mitchell dies at 84 In an interview earlier this year Mitchell, who lived in Manhattan, spoke of the early hostile reactions he had received from audiences before his talent ultimately won them over, leading to regular standing ovations. “I danced myself into their hearts…” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announcedContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy: Week 45”
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Opinion: In Exchange For Cheap Laughs Netflix Stigmatizes And Bullies The Disabled
Guest post by the Honorable Tony Coelho, retired U.S. Congressman from California and the principal author of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He is the founder of The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. As someone who has lived with seizures for more than sixty years,ContinueContinue reading “Opinion: In Exchange For Cheap Laughs Netflix Stigmatizes And Bullies The Disabled”
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 44
Detention of migrant children has skyrocketed to highest levels ever. New York Times Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas. CNN Eric Trump makes anti-Semitic comments in reference to Bob Woodward’s new book about his father’sContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy: Week 44”