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I generally leave my college graduation date off of my resume, and because of that was once accused by a hiring manager of being “deceptive”. He then abruptly ended the interview and told his receptionist to inform the other people who were scheduled to interview me “not to bother”. I had flown (at my own expense)

For anyone who’s interested, here are links to some interesting posts from an Indian-Canadian writer’s perspective on Indian colorism, preference for whiteness and anti-black attitudes.

The unidentified 17-year-olds — who police say are of “Indian descent” — face charges of harassment, bias intimidation and lewdness.

...made racially charged remarks to a parent

I was once at a work related social event engaged in what I thought was a friendly conversation with a co-worker I hadn’t seen in awhile, when he abruptly (I was in mid-sentence,) turned his back to me and started talking to someone else. It was a very effective way to get me to stop talking. It was also a

I’m afraid that I wont be of much assistance. I had a couple of forkfuls of cold leftover spaghetti and a chicken wing for dinner last night.

It’s about damn time.

Tayloe was the focus of their attention because he is one of the 13 plaintiffs suing to stop the removal of Confederate monuments from the city…The 76-year-old filed a defamation suit against Schmidt, Provence, and the C-Ville Weekly two months later, alleging that the reporting of his family’s history, along with

That threat led to an unusual, unsigned statement [...] Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disavowing the office’s own position that Alabama was not at risk.

Someone I work with throws the phrase “thought process” around when he’s trying to sound smart, as in “here is my thought process on that” rather than “here’s what I think”.

I think it was that episode in “Sex and the City” where Carrie makes fun of Berger for not knowing that the lady with the scrunchie was a tourist, that made certain types of women (who care about such things,) to temporarily shy away from using scrunchies.

So is the Trump campaign consciously dog-whistling at white nationalists or just plain stupid?

Wilson died on January 21, 1984, after suffering a heart attack.

Asheville Mall fight: Lawyer says defendant has PTSD, felt threatened by ‘pack of youth’

Performances aside, every year I am inspired by the pure beauty and creativity of self-expression that the young people who attend this festival bring. It’s like the richest and most overflowing smorgasbord of style I’ve ever seen.

But I just told him I wanted an early-2000s vibe because that was my favorite era of music.”

This reminds me of the time that I thought it would be a good idea to look up how many, if any, registered sex-offenders were living in my neighborhood…

Welcome to the new (old) Jim Crow.

Truth. Blew out my knee in June getting up... off. the. couch.