deserves its. what i wish is that i could get miley, taylor and iggy in my women s and gender studies intro class and get them together. nikki was right to talk about the ways that the white girls get award after award and culture sort of cultural celebration for the appropriation of black womanhood at the same time, black women are maligned, they re seen as a threat to women and innocent babies for expressing it, but miley can twerk all over the stage, or try to twerk because she doesn t have the accoutrements to twerk. the other thing that bothers me so much about what miley said, what i like to call a hot mess. it s the mix of meritocracy, the color blindness. this not about race. you made this about you. but also a weird kind of thing, in part because again, i have been a little distressed by the ways that people come for miley around her sexuality.
nominated for video of the year. while her remarks did not target any particular artist in particular, swift who later won the video of the year for bad blood jumped in to police the way that she made her report. nicki minaj, i have done nothing but support you. maybe one of the men took your spot. and she later apologized and minaj accepted the apology. but they squashed it when taylor joined her for the performance of the night is still young and bad blood. just when we thought all was well again in the land of pop, another pop princess had missed the point about black women in the industry and decided to police the rapper s tone instead. miley cyrus in an interview with the new york times last week she was asked about the
strike, the protesters took their message directly to chicago mayor rahm emanuel at two highly contentious town hall meetings where on wednesday he was eventually forced off the stage. that same day, two of the protesters travelled to washington, d.c. to personally deliver a letter to education secretary arne duncan remember, he s from chicago, asking for his support. joining me now from chicago are two of the people participating in the hunger strike. brown and jeanette taylor raymond. so nice to have you both. thank you so much. great to be here. talk to me first about what is at stake here. why is dyett so important given all of the various changes and disruptions in chicago s schools? well, my daughter who is now an eighth grader travels 16 miles to a neighborhood high school. that s two buses and a train. that s not bad parenting, that s not her being an uninspired
hotels are pack and in philadelphia, an unusual option bunks available for $75 a night aboard the battleship new jersey. in philly about one million people are expected to attend an outdoor mass by pope francis along the benjamin franklin parkway. last night, his audience with three u.s. communities aired on national television. so an emotional preview to his visit to the states later this month. when a 17-year-old in chicago spoke of her struggles with a rare skin disorder and the solace she finds in music, a rare moment occurred. the pope chose to address the young woman in english. marisse i would like to have you singing. may i ask of you to sing a song for me? we were all unsure if she would sing. rock of ages. okay. thank you very much. that was very kind of you. the pontiff also made news earlier this week when he released a letter permitting all priests the discretion to solve women who seek forgiven for having a abortion. the pope wrote, may priest