Guest Blogger's blog

Good morning, Buenos Dias! I am Cathy Cohen and on behalf of the planning committee I want to welcome all of you to Race Sex Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities Conference. We all want to thank you for coming to what we believe is an historic gathering of artists, activists, academics, individuals, groups, and communities to discuss the intersection and manifestations of race, sex, and power in its many forms in Latina/o and Black communities.

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4 April 2008 marks the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We still tend to focus our image of Martin delivering his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, at the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. However, civil rights was not the only issue that divided America in the 1960s. By 1966, U.S. military forces in South Vietnam amounted to 184,000; by January 1969, 536,000 U.S. troops were stationed in that country. For black Americans, the war had a direct impact upon every community.  read more »

On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we would do well to remember an observation by the civil-rights organizer Ella Baker: "Martin didn't make the movement, the movement made Martin."

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Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today.

We gather on the eve of the 40^th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King. This is a moment when, across this country, there is renewed reflection on the life and work of Dr. King. One area that will more than likely gain little attention is that of foreign policy and international affairs.

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I came to Boscobel Beach on vacation but what did I get?  read more »