This is Good reading, especially for somebody who's as dedicated to the Farmer's Market/Food Co-Op/Community Garden plan as I am. I'm realizing more and more how much I need to challenge my assumptions about race and class in regards to food accessibility, and this is a good starting place.
EDIT: I forwarded this to the head of our Food Co-op and he said he's passing it on to the board.
h/t to Delux-Vivens for posting about this earlier.
Here's a really good essay on the subtleties of racism and colorism, by Malcom "Tipping Point" Gladwell. I came across it only a couple of days ago, and was surprised to see it was written in 1996.
LJ user Brown_Betty has written a really excellent post tangentally related to the ongoing discussion surrounding Patricia Wrede's Thirteenth Child. Her essay clearly articulates thoughts I've been struggling -- and failing -- to frame in regards to my own responsibilities to Clockwork Game. It also lets me know that other people besides me are uncomfortable with the old artist's trope that our primary accountability and duty is to our art, and not to our fellow human beings -- or to history, for that matter.
Cheryl Lynn at Digital Femme wrote an incredibly thoughtful, important post about the X-men character Storm, one that made me examine her in an entirely new light.
Yet another one out of the park by Jay Smooth, this time about Asher Roth. God damn, Jay Smooth is awesome. Seriously, go watch this.
Also, I keep forgetting to post this article about ethnicity in childrens' literature by Mitali Perkins, in the School Library Journal, which was sent to me a couple of weeks ago by Kat Kan. Thanks, Kat!