Tuesday
One more day of work and then a day off. One more day after that and then the weekend. I believe that I can handle that.

NPR/PRI
All Things Considered had a few stories that I found curiously stimulating and challenging:

  • EEOC Suit
    Josh Levs reports that the EEOC is bringing suit in an unusual form of discrimination based on skin color. A dark-skinned African-American employee of Applebee’s claims his light-skinned African-American supervisor harassed him and fired him for complaining. The EEOC says it is unaware of any similar suits, though discrimination based on color is covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (3:45)

  • People of Color
    Commentator Leon Wynter reflects on the term “people of color.” He says the phrase should be retired. (4:00)

  • The Hip-Hop Generation
    Robert [Siegel] speaks with Bakari Kitwana, author of The Hip Hop Generation: The Crisis in African American Culture. Kitwana writes about black Generation X’ers, for whom the civil rights movement is a generation back. Young African-Americans now face a society that has only partly lived up to its promise of equality. Kitwana says that economic and educational difficulties are pervasive, but he says that hip-hop music has helped politically mobilize African-Americans. (8:00)

There were parts of the interview with Bakari Kitwana with which I agreed and disagreed. Some of his statements seemed to be broad-sweeping generalizations; I have issues with those. However, I respect his opinions and his right to express them.

Miscellany
I’m still trying to come up with ideas for the next discussion group topic. I think that I want to do something with stereotypes and/or perceptions and misperceptions about different groups. Maybe I’ll just consider it until the weekend; other ideas might come to mind. Who knows…?

Peace.