In my official capacity as Southern Nevada Director of PLAN, I made it into Las Vegas CityLife this week. (A surreal moment, being interviewed by a paper you once wrote for.) It’s all about our fight to register new citizens to vote, and help them engage in democracy and the attempts of others to squash…
First stop: Crazy town — What is the deal with the New Yorker cover featuring the Obamas dressed as terrorists and burning a flag in the fireplace? Racist fear-mongering is never funny! The New Yorker can suck it. Not quit out of Crazy Town: Word of Nevada’s sorry excuse for a governor, or GW Jr.…
So a friend e-mailed me last week to get my take on the Obama/Clinton in regards to marginalized groups. If I remember right, you always preferred Obama to Clinton. Now that the race is over, what’s your opinion on complaints from female Dems that they were marginalized and mistreated (welcome to my world, lady) and…
The New York police officers involved in killing 23-year-old Sean Bell were acquitted. Seriously?! He was unarmed. They shot him (and two of his friends) 50 times. I’m speechless. —E
The new Vogue cover is sparking controversy. Some people are saying it makes it look like Lebron James is King Kong (read: scary black man) and Gisele is the damsel in distress. But there’s definitely not a consensus, even among self-proclaimed angry black men. So, are we mad about this? — E
The Sin City Siren 