Tag Archives: Arizona

Read & Resist Tucson!

Posted on 23 January, 2012 by

In last week’s Sunday Salon (on my book blog), I mentioned that I was kicking around an idea in my head to get people reading Tucson’s banned books list. I’d originally intended to do a weekend-long event where people could “read-in” and … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 21 September, 2010 by

I love [Latin@s] from the bottom of my heart…I’m somewhat hurt that they would think that I would be a racist, you know. …says the woman who signed the Latin@ Racial Profiling Act of 2010 into law. [via]

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Asshole of the Day

Posted on 4 June, 2010 by

A group of artists who painted a large mural at a Prescott, Arizona school has been asked by the principal to lighten the faces of the children in the painting.  The mural, which prominently depicts a Latino child and three … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny: No Problemo

Posted on 7 May, 2010 by
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Machete’s Cinco de Mayo Message for AZ

Posted on 5 May, 2010 by

No comment on Alba. For now.

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Gov. Brewer: undocumented immigrants bring “implications of crime and terrorism” to AZ

Posted on 2 May, 2010 by

via LiveWire In case she wasn’t clear enough when she linked undocumented immigrants to murderous drug cartels, Gov. Brewer is now calling immigration in Arizona a form of “terrorist attacks.”

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Saturday Link Love: Arizona Edition (Pt. 2)

Posted on 1 May, 2010 by

Jon Stewart: Law & Border: Problem Chylde: Arizona: All Latin@s Carry Papers or GTFO Again, I return to brownfemipower’s piece at Feministe, where many commenters point out to her the presence of nonimmigrant visas for women and children who face … Continue reading →

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Thursday Link Love: Arizona Edition (Pt. 1)

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by

Rachel Maddow: The Racist Roots of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Colorlines: Don’t Call Me Racist, and Other Arizona Lies Welcome, ladies and señores, to the media-savvy race game, where the objective is to say anything to avoid being called a racist. … Continue reading →

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Latino Racial Profiling Act of 2010 signed into law

Posted on 23 April, 2010 by

On Friday afternoon, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the controversial SB 1070 into law. It is currently the harshest anti-immigration law in the country.  The law makes it a crime to be in the country illegally, and gives police the … Continue reading →

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Link roundup

Posted on 15 July, 2009 by

Study: Blacks more likely than whites to die from cancer due to genetics Washington Post whitewashes anti-abortion activist terrorist Randall Terry’s past Abortion access in Arizona and Illinois gets more restricted On the Sotomayor hearings: They beseech the Wise Latina… … Continue reading →

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