Posted on April 24, 2007 by thestateofblog
“Several studies show that Hispanics are just as likely as other Americans to identify themselves as having “no religion,” and to not affiliate with a church. Those who describe themselves as secular are, without question, a small minority among Hispanics — as they are among Americans at large. But, in contrast to many of [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2007 by thestateofblog
“Beginning April 23, TV screens around the country will go dark for seven days as millions of Americans take part in TV-Turnoff Week 2007. Now in its 13th year, the event is a national campaign founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a nonprofit organization that encourages families to cut back on their television viewing and instead [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2007 by thestateofblog
An excerpt from Saul Williams’ open letter to Oprah.Dear Ms. Winfrey,
We are a nation at war. What we fail to see is that we are fighting ourselves. There is no true hatred of women in Hip Hop. At the root of our nature we inherently worship the feminine. Our overall attention to the nurturing guidance [...]
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