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Fast Forward Alice Walker disinvited to Bay Area book festival for anti-Israel views
This story originally appeared in Jweekly.com. Reposted with permission. It has been updated. The Bay Area Book Festival has rescinded an invitation to author Alice Walker over incendiary statements she has made over the years about Jews and Israel. Walker had been invited to interview writer Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, at Jeffers’ request, as the headlining…
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News Westside Gravy takes his rap from San Diego to Israel
The rapper Westside Gravy has several tattoos on his right arm that pay tribute to his geographical and cultural roots. On his upper arm, he has an outline of California decorated with elements of the state flag, including the grizzly bear. An image of the African continent appears on his inner arm in the Pan-African…
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