January 2011
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Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
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The Bridge Poem
Donna Kate Rushin I’ve had enough  I’m sick of seeing and touching  Both sides of things  Sick of being the damn bridge for everybody  Nobody  Can talk to anybody  Without me  Right?  I explain my mother to my father  my father to my little sister  My little sister to my brother  my brother to the white feminists  The white feminists to the Black church folks  the Black church folks to the...
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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“You know, don’t you, what we’re doing here? The evening laid out...”
– You Know, Mary Jo Bang
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 21st
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NYPL Wire–The New York Public Library: Brain Snack →
nypl: Eater.com, one of our favorite sites for intrepid and discerning foodies, recently paid a visited to our Menu Collection for a stroll down memory lane: back when white wine cost 50 cents & items like stewed kidneys made featured appearances.  Librarian (the fabulous!) Rebecca Federman brought out a slew of treasures, including a bill of fare from an early 1900’s press club dinner...
Jan 20th
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Listenaaliyah - more than a woman at 73% speed because...
Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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“One of the main things I’ve learned from this conference is that organizing...”
– Andrea Smith, AMC2009 Closing Ceremony
Jan 6th
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Jan 4th
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Jan 2nd
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“Perhaps most importantly, we must recognize that ethics requires us to risk...”
–  Judith Butler, Giving an Account of Oneself
Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd