Thirty African countries have laws against homosexuality, but debate still rages over whether homophobia is endemic to Africa or a European import. “Leftover colonial laws” against queerness are only partially responsible, said Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, a professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Georgia and author of the article, “Deconstructing homosexuality in Ghana.” In societies that were already homophobic before colonization, said Dr Mohammed, “these colonial laws worked in tandem with homophobic societal norms.” American evangelicals also contribute to anti-queerness in Africa.
Open and constructive dialogue is critical in shaping well-rounded students, including the study of transnational feminism and visual and material culture.
The inequitable power relations, in terms of race, in college sports is a byproduct of weakening of HBCU sports through desegregation.
The non-profit industrial complex makes it possible for the capitalist class to not only contain the revolution, but to shut down revolution altogether.
Chicago’s teachers are demanding the city fund social supports for communities, as well as teachers, but the mayor is crying broke.
The strike failed to dismantle GM’s multi-“tiered” labor system, or to forestall plant closings.
