28Aug/100
47 years later, the Dream still waits to be realized
On August 28, 1963 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech. There's still a long, long way to go ...
7Jan/100
Links of the Day, January 7
News
- Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on development yesterday. Here's Nick Kristof's take on it.
- Still no developments on the racial violence incident at South Philadelphia High from before Christmas.
- Walmart and H&M apparently destroy unsold clothing rather than donating it. This makes me sad--H&M is one of my faves. [UPDATE: H&M put a statement on their Facebook page saying they are "committed to taking responsibility for how our operations affect both people and the environment. Our policy is to donate any damaged usable garments to charity. We're currently investigating an incident in a NY store that is not representative of our policy. We will follow with more information as soon as we are able. H&M's US sales operation donates thousands of garments each year through Gifts In Kind Int'l."
Music
- Check out this sweet video of Priscilla Ahn, singing "Living in a Tree," which didn't make her album but was featured in a Jeep commercial. I dare you not to fall in love.
- Dawen lists his top 10 Asian-American tracks of 2009.
Miscellaneous
- Angry Asian Man previews the Lost Supper.
- 11 most painfully obvious headlines.
- More states allow marriage between first cousins than between same sex couples.
- Check out Alma, an awesome animated short about a creepy doll shop, described as "equal parts Pixar and The Twilight Zone."
6Jan/101
Links of the Day, January 6
News
- Google releases a phone: Boing Boing looks at the Nexus One.
Politics
- Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has cut back on her anti-Census rhetoric recently ... maybe since figuring out that if Minnesota loses a district, it looks likely to be hers.
Miscellaneous
- Chuck returns this coming Sunday; its star, Zachary Levi, gave an awesome interview about his Christian faith to Relevant Magazine back in October, and is on their cover this month. Adam Young, aka Owl City, is also in this month's Relevant.
- 2009 marked the first time Facebook went "mainstream" among all racial/ethnic groups.
- Avatar = Pocahontas. (But I already knew that, didn't you?)
23Nov/090
More Deadly Viper wrap-ups
This is not the end; this is just the beginning. May we continue building up the Body of Christ in a way that honors the God we serve and follow as well as our brothers and sisters:
- Eugene Cho: "reconciliation and unity need to be steadfast and intentional pursuits."
- Ed Gilbreath: "This is a wonderful start, but it will not be easy."
- Soong-Chan Rah: "There is one less expression of a stereotype and cultural insensitivity out there that you will have to deal with. There are many others, but at least there is one less."
- Ken Fong: "I believe it is paramount that a book about that topic should not in any way, shape, or form exclude female Christian leaders from the conversation."
- Helen Lee: "we can never really know what another person ’s life experience is or has been. That, however, does not mean that we shouldn’t strive to understand."
- A joint letter to Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, the authors, and Zondervan: "May this be just the beginning of all our continued efforts to deepen our understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of God’s people."