Simone Leigh

Installed at WILD GIRLS, Exit Art through August 26th
www.exitart.org

Lazarine, terracotta, graphite and platinum luster

if you don’t know, now you know

Here are 2005 Census stats for what college educated, 25 years and older Americans who work year round make.
White men 100%Asian men 92%Hispanic men 77%Black men 76%Asian women 74%White women 70%Black women 62%Hispanic women 61%
Here is what Americans 25 years or older with a high school diploma or less working year round make.
White men [...]

check some sistas out

Terry Howcott, “a social commentator, willing dissident, community educator, a (lightly) seasoned professional and recovering-flautist,” has a new, incredibly comprehensive site, Broad and Black. If you, like me, have an abundant amount of time to spend reading and looking in cyberspace, spend some time here.

Also, artist Sonseree’ Gibson has a new site with her stunning [...]

um, could it be because we keep Israel awash in money and weaponry?

I saw this cover on the newsstand today and the prejudicial language of it really got to me (though certainly didn’t surprise me). Check out two great articles on BlackCommentator.com this week: “Israel’s Terror” and “Israeli Apartheid.”

New Mel Gibson Urban Drama to Be Spoken in Ebonics

That one made me smile and it wasn’t even The Onion. Don’t rule it out.