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<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ciCTye2ffcoVV1gviWBNBDXwiv1zYst6> [image: ARC]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VLb5E5KcuT5KdR8QbkyIK%2BWBKB6VZV5W> Subscribe<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1fSwEUAu3VTxWtvhZ9ia9eWBKB6VZV5W> Donate<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=e1rQxBa6k6aSNNBnGlXndOWBKB6VZV5W> Tell A Friend<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TfNjrMM%2BRuTKdsyFjzRxZuWBKB6VZV5W> ------------------------------ July 2, 2009 *ColorLines Direct*. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. *Michael Jackson's Mark on a Black-or-White World** *<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BAEzMceo0YexdL0YLeve4eWBKB6VZV5W> He tipped his hat and moonwalked across the stage like no one had ever before. But what we must not forget is that world marked Jackson as well. In his last days, assimilation and denial were sadly written all over his face. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SS9xpCmlOfJmMtO0TPaeP%2BWBKB6VZV5W> . [image: colorlines]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EQFUZX7ZGzS8FP89BnYhT4Qyo4XTdsmt> *My Kitsch is Their Cool<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Dc4EzMYt0SBkpySJxgGgxuWBKB6VZV5W> * >From masala to Bollywood films, Indian culture has made its mark on American life. But what really crosses over? *Book Review: Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NHfn0cg1HOtUNxB0QvbTPeWBKB6VZV5W> It's not often that Lil' Wayne and John Donne are mentioned in the same discussion of poetic meter, or that Biggie's sexual innuendo is pitted against Shakespeare's 17th-century puns. Adam Bradley, professor of English at Claremont McKenna College, does just that in *Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop *(Basic Civitas). ------------------------------ [image: racewire]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9kVsQRxZ%2BMlTSpXD%2B4yke%2BWBKB6VZV5W> *5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Honduras Fight for Justice*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2Fpm8fGRPCEfJrYL%2FTl0J4uWBKB6VZV5W> Here are five things you can do right now, to get educated and make a difference. *Freedom Rides: Black Kids on Bikes*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bKuIG6NKL23RfrKi1OfqaOWBKB6VZV5W> Yvonne Liu looks at a monthly bicycle course through the streets of Los Angeles. Moving together, in solidarity, Black cyclists are spurred forward by the revolutions of their wheels. *Tammy Johnson on BBC News: Does It Matter if Michael Jackson was Black or White? [AUDIO]*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qhnrDpOxTEKFt9IKAWfsPuWBKB6VZV5W> Applied Research Center's Tammy Johnson appeared on BBC Radio's "World Have Your Say" program to discuss the identity politics surrounding Michael Jackson's appearance, sparked by Jamie Foxx's comments at the Black Entertainment Awards that Jackson 'belongs' to the black community. * **Ricci vs. Destefano, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?* <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fYTsz%2F9kAZXY7Zg%2BPoy1AuWBKB6VZV5W>This week the Supreme Court handed down a major civil rights decision of this term. 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