ANNOUNCING THE FIRST CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA & AWARDS CEREMONY

100 Years of Indian Cinema, Desi films, South Asian, culture, entertainment

Chicago to host the premiere event celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Bollywood Chicago, April 12, 2013: The Vibrant Media Group, LLC along with Studio Elite, Ravani & Mohindra, Attorneys at Law and Amedcoa Dental brings a weekend of music, fashion, and culture in celebration of 100 Years of Indian Cinema. The weekend will recognize and celebrate 100 Years of excellence in Hindi Cinema from August 31 – [...]

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Teen Travel Summit & Extravaganza {Passport Party Project}

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Today we just had to share this awesome event from the The Passport Party Project! Check out the details below: is a super! fantastic! Weekend Extravaganza for tw/eens & their parents featuring travel workshops, travel chat, travel prizes & loads of travel fun! MISSION To encourage safe, educational & fun domestic and international travel for tw/eens and [...]

Gun Violence, Rape Culture, Immigration Reform + more

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Web411 – Community News {March 22, 2013}

Call for Submissions: TFW Forum on “Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism within Feminisms” {Deadline MAR 31}

via The Feminist Wire Recent critiques of “white feminist” silence surrounding the misogynist attack against nine-year old actress Quvenzhané Wallis, coupled with – what seems to be – a ubiquitous and ever-growing culture of indifference regarding violence against women of color in general, and “white feminist” taciturnity and/or insensitivity in light of the same, in [...]

WATCH: Tavi Gevinson breaks down feminism for us on TEDxTeen

Tavi Gevinson Still Figuring it Out

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Web411: Gun Violence, Richard Blanco, Black & Married + More

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Multicultural news from around the web! Get the latest…

Web411: Racist Playground Signs, Stop & Frisk, Sandy Aid + More {Jan 9, 2013}

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Multicultural news from around the web! Get the latest…

One mother’s response to her 7 year old about female body image {RachelSimmons.com}

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One mother’s response to her 7 year old about female body image by Janell Hofmann I am sitting, cross legged, on the bathroom floor trimming my five year old daughters’ toenails.  My nine year old son showers his muddy body as I lean against the tub.  My three year old daughter wrestles herself into pajamas [...]

Web411: Native American Flash Mob, Rosca de Reyes + More {Jan 4, 2013}

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Multicultural news from around the web! Get the latest…

Multicultural Families & Intercultural Relationships

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Editors note: We saw this great article on Multilingual Living and had to share.  Follow the jump below to read the full article and weigh in with your opinion. Multicultural Families & Intercultural Relationships By Harriet Cannon, M.C. Photo Credit: Hyeyoung Kim The twenty first century is a brave new world of global connections, and multicultural relationships [...]

Reverse Subsidy, School-to-Prison Pipeline + More {Colorlines}

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Buzzworthy stories from Colorlines » Never Mind the Fiscal Cliff, the ‘Reverse Subsidy’ Is the Real Crisis Imara Jones argues that the core problem with how our government taxes and spends is that the poor are actually the ones subsidizing the rich. Infographic: What’s Really at Stake as We Stare Down the Fiscal Cliff   The [...]

Web411 – Latinos in Lit, Racist Costumes, Serena Williams Impersonation + more {Dec 10, 2012}

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Web411 – Community News {Dec 10, 2012} Have a news link or something else to share? Tweet the details to us at @MFamMag using the #Web411 hashtag and we could republish them here! Young Latino Students Don’t See Themselves in Books Educators say grade-school students develop reading skills better when they are engaged by characters with whom they can [...]