shiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 02 2008 | women, race
The all-black issue of Vogue in Italy really was amazing. This is a great interview with Bethann Hardison, who's basically responsible for signing some of the most famous black models in the U.S.
Quoted: An interview with legendary modeling agent Bethann Hardison who signed models like Iman and Naomi Campbell.
- shiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 19 2008 | race, women, fashion, news
Neat idea, actually. I really think the attitude of "oh, we have a black girl already" that's called out in the article still persists.
Quoted: The July issue of Italian Vogue calls attention to prejudice by using only women of color.
ShareViewed: 10 Times - shiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 18 2008 | women, politics, race, news
So 'The Root' is an African-American focused sister publication of Slate. They've had a lot fascinating content on race and politics, and as you can imagine, today was a huge day for them with the Obama speech. But I think this piece is especially fascinating and a good intro to the identity issues they're addressing.
Quoted: Enough with the dirty looks. Race is not the overriding feature of my identity.
ShareViewed: 7 Times - shiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 15 2008 | women, education, race, sociology, books
This book looks worth checking out.
Quoted: Slate is publishing two excerpts from Tim Harford's new book, The Logic of Life, which is premised on the notion that if we want to understand our world—or how to change it—we must first understand the rational choices that shape it.
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