Salaam! I’ve been a bit busy as of late so I haven’t had a lot of time to post this week. Insha’Allah, I’ll have a new post up this weekend. Until then I wanted to share the link to some of my graduation pictures. You already see one. The link to the rest is at the end of the post.
On to Obama. I’m happy that the nod is pretty much official now. Honestly, I never thought I would see a black person be the nominee of any major party in my lifetime. I was watching BBC News last night, and a commentator, a professor at American University, pointed out how 45 years ago, Obama wouldn’t have been to even vote for himself in some states. It kinda hit me then. Like “Damn! A Black person has a serious chance at the White House.” Of course, we still have quite a ways to go when it comes to race in the States but last night definitely shows how far we have come. I spoke to my mother last night and asked her about the speech and she said a bit skeptically “We’ll see what he does.” I wonder how many people share her sentiment. I think it’s a healthy attitude to have. I still would like Obama to have a more moderate position on Palestine and I definitely hope that Obama proves to be much more liberal in supporting domestic social program than Bush could ever dream. So I’m happy but still waiting.
I’m not quite sure what to make of Hillary’s speech. I don’t think she’s going to contest the delegate count (I hope). Maybe she’s eying the VP spot but I really don’t see the Obama camp wanting her for VP after all the “hardball” (as one commentator put it) her campaign played with Obama’s. I guess we’ll see what she’s up to in the weeks ahead.
Lastly, links:
I Colonize via Racialicious: Definitely expressed my view on gentrification. I live in a neighborhood on the East side of Cleveland that is rapidly gentrifying so the article hit close to home.
Young American Muslims Pioneer a New Dating Game via CS Monitor: Marriage among American Muslims seems to be a hot topic for the media lately. I’m not quite sure why. Honestly, courtship among 2nd and 3rd generation Muslims reflects the type of courtship that use to occur in Western societies around the 18th and 19th centuries. Maybe that’s why? I’m thinking about writing a critique about this. We’ll see.
Tiger Woods once again decides to not take a stand via AlterNet: *sigh* I don’t expect athletes to be activists but I do expect them to have some guts and to take a stand on some issues. I suppose Tiger is but one of many black athletes, including Michael Jordan, who decide that endorsements and money are more important than standing for justice. Anyone remember when Jordan didn’t say a word when it was discovered that his famous shoes that sell for around $150 a pair were being made in sweatshops by workers making around $2.00 a day? Tiger’s new deal with Chevron reminds me of that. Oh wait, Tiger also has an endorsement deal with Nike. Go figure.
So at this point, I open the thread to the reader. Post your thoughts links on any of the topics above or whatever else you like.
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