Tasty Morning Bytes – American Muslims on Killing Civilians and Kreayshawn’s White Woes
Good morning, DCentric readers! In the mood for some links?
DC Emergency Assistance Runs Dry as Temperatures Heat Up Sick of the heat? Imagine if you needed emergency funds for utilities or rent when “the shelter system is nearly at capacity and new families without any place to stay are still being turned away.” (dcfpi.org)
A Fascinating Look at the Political Views of Muslim Americans Gallup poll: “its most attention grabbing finding is the fact that Muslim Americans are more likely than Christians or Jews to believe that targeting and killing civilians is never justified, whether it is done by the military or an individual. Put another way, Christians and Jews are more comfortable with civilians being targeted and killed by a wide margin.” (The Atlantic)
Kreayshawn: “There Are, Like, Times When It Sucks Being White” Controversial new female rapper Natassia Zolot, also known as “Kreayshawn” on growing up white, in Oakland, CA: “Kreayshawn explained how it sucked to be her growing up. ‘When I was younger, growing up in the ‘hood, being the only white girl, like, there’s time when you’re like s—t, it sucks being white, you know?’” (colorlines.com)
Blacks want in on discussion over city’s bike proposal Tension over gentrification and race permeate the debate about biking in Portland: “‘The issue isn’t about race versus bikes…The issue is African Americans have not been included in the discussions about the outcomes that are taking place in their own neighborhood.’”(northeastportland.katu.com)
Hispanic growth in N.Va. led by Salvadorans, South Americans “Growth in Fairfax — traditionally a mixing bowl — has been overshadowed by the explosion in Prince William, where the Salvadoran population grew more than six times over in 10 years.” (Washington Examiner )