What’s Wrong With the Term ‘Person of Color’

My tension with the term ‘person of color’ begins in high school. It begins at a stay-away anti-oppression camp in Jefferson City, Missouri. I was grouped with 50 other young people around my age, most of us just starting to put words to our lived experiences: race, class, gender, sex. It feels quaint now, because I can’t remember the last time I went through a day without saying ‘colonization’ or ‘White supremacy’. But back then, these were unfamiliar terms that rolled awkwardly in my throat, brought up the salty-fresh reminder of identity and woundedness. When we began a particular fishbowl activity where we divided into ‘people of color’ and ‘White people’, the three Asian kids, including me, joined the White folks’ group. This sounds ridiculous now, but it was what made sense at the time.

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Lesbian and Track Coach at University of Texas Alleges Discrimination

A lesbian and track coach who was forced out of her position at University of Texas for having a relationship with a female athlete in 2002 has filed a complaint against the university for discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and sexual orientation. Bev Kearney filed a complaint last week with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to theDallas Voice. She coached the team to six NCAA track championships since she took the position in 1993. Kearney, a black lesbian, was put on leave at the end of last year but decided to leave her position officially in January after news surfaced that she was in a relationship with one of the female athletes (who, at the time, was of age).

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WATCH: Is the Fight for Gay Marriage the New Civil Rights Movement?

The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart hosts a Google+ Hangout about the state of marriage in America. He’s joined by the Center for American Progress’s Winnie Stachelberg, Third Way’s Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Capital Insight’s Jon Cohen and National Black Justice Coalition’s Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks.

Immigration Reform Is an LGBT Issue

The need for immigration reform legislation is a complex issue that intersects with many different policy areas. Immigration reform is a broad issue that is about more than our national immigration policy; it’s about racial justice, criminal justice and economic justice.

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WATCH: Po Johnson, LGB-Identified Artist, Releases ‘This Is My Ish’ Video Featuring Maino

Co-star of VH1′s “La La’s Full Court Life” and self-described Urban Punk artist, Po Johnson just released her new video, “This Is My Ish” featuring Maino.

If you saw the last episode of “Full Court Life,” you’ll remember that Po and La La had a disagreement in regards to the video because Po was short on funds to shoot it. In the end, La La supported her best friend and even made a cameo in the video along with her cousin Dice (also a co-star of “Full Court Life”) and blogger Necole Bitchie.