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- Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
- New Mexico’s protected wildlife areas along the Rio Grande
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Tag Archives: discrimination
Historic beaches opened for Black Americans during Jim Crow
Back in November of 2019, I posted a list of the beach wade-in protests that took place during the Civil Rights Era. These protests demanded that public beaches be opened up to all people, instead of being limited to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, racism, recreation, Small business, social equity, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged beaches, bigotry, Civil Rights, discrimination, Jim Crow, racism, recreation, segregation, shore, shorelines, shores, tourism, travel, vacation
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Interstate Injustice: Plowing Highways Through Minority Neighborhoods – Updated
The list provided at the end of the post is a partial tally of the once vibrant, historically Black and Latino neighborhoods that have been largely decimated by Interstate Highway construction. Much of this community displacement and destruction took place … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, economic development, environment, geography, health, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, politics, poverty, racism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, traffic, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, construction, discrimination, injustice, Interstate Highways, poverty, racism, transportation
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WHM Day 31: Trans women are women
This is another belated attempt to shed light on a marginalized population: trans women. A trans woman is a person assigned a male identity at birth whose sense of self is female. Unfortunately trans women and men are at a … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, feminism, Language, Sexism
Tagged cissexism, discrimination, misogyny, trans
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