Today in people are idiots, Texas Tech's Republicans are petitioning to ban activist and scholar Dr. Angela Davis from speaking at their school about mass incarceration because she used to be a communist and they are stuck in the 1960s. Don't we have enough problems to worry about in 2015?
Last night, I asked Angela Davis how she felt about the way her image has been used over the years. "Capitalism!" someone in the audience said dryly. Her answer was a little more nuanced.
In today's New York Times, Catherine Saint Louis attempts to get to the root of the politics surrounding black hair. She touches on "good hair," the "creamy crack," Malia Obama's twists and Chris Rock's new documentary. She writes:
Enthralling interviews are what make HBO's The Black List - which premiered last night - such an inspiring project. Touching videos ("living portraits") from Angela Davis, Maya Rudolph, Kara Walker, and others, after the jump.
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No one tells me about this stuff, but Choire Sicha (oldies but besties!) is writing a column for Wonkette now apparently, and today he gives us a viewing tour of propaganda posters from bygone lefty causes. This one is about Angela Davis, who is a professor at U.C. Santa Cruz, where a certain Jezebel's ex-boyfriend…
