Archive for 'Jena'
Objectify These Links!
Ok, so it’s a crazy time of year. I have four papers this weekend, and a thesis, and I’m applying for fellowships for next year. But I want to keep you posted about the amazing/horrific things out there. So, here’re some interesting links I’ve come across in my few minutes of procrastination: – Runways Fade [...]
Posted: October 15th, 2007 under Cameron Diaz, Jena, Wikipedia, anonymous, egg rolls, fashion, guerilla, handbag, i love you, jena 6, john mellencamp, lifetime, links, love, maoist, mayor, music, noose, objectification, poetry, procrastination, project, racism, rebel, revolution, song, warfare.
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Free the Jena 6, Symbolism, and Political Fashion
So, most importantly, for those of you who might not have heard about the Jena 6, here’s the story. In brief, it’s about a group of black kids who sat under a tree that was a “traditionally white” hangout spot in the mostly white town of Jena, Louisiana, last December. The next day, there were [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2007 under 6, Jena, Louisiana, assault, attorney, battery, black, court, crime, december, green, hate, injustice, jail, lynching, noose, race, segregation, supreme, symbolism, white.
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