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Monthly Archives: July 2007

David Beckham Hops Around The Kangaroo Boot Controversy

Friday, July 27, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

Last Monday, the California Supreme Court banned future sales of a particular soccer shoe (or boot as it is known in soccer circles). The shoe is made by adidas, and is called the Predator. Some of its models feature kangaroo leather from Australia. The California ruling bans the sale of derivative products that come from [...]

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Pratibha Patil Becomes the First Elected Woman President of India

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

In their 60th year after independence from British rule, a historic event occurred today in India. Mrs. Pratibha Patil, the former governor of Rajasthan, became the first elected woman to hold the elected office of President. She won over two-thirds of the vote among state assemblies, along with members of the Indian Parliament who were [...]

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Even Joe DiMaggio was a Blogger

Monday, July 16, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

Today, an interesting article by Richard Sandomir, appeared in the New York Times. Apparently, Joe DiMaggio, an intensely private man who would not consent to a biography about his life, kept detailed journal entries from 1982 to 1993. Most were written on hotel or airline stationery. Some on plain paper. But always in the script [...]

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Restaurant in Lima, Peru Refuses to Serve Darker Skinned Customers

Monday, July 9, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

We sometimes believe that racism only occurs in America. Last week, I read an interesting story on the BBC demonstrating that racism was alive and well. In Lima, Peru.
The Cafe del Mar restaurant was closed, temporarily for 60 days, and fined about US $70,000. The reason? There were complaints from several customers, who happened [...]

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“What to the American Slave is Your Fourth of July?”

Monday, July 2, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

A few weeks ago, I cited a few excerpts from a famous speech that Mr. Douglass gave in a post about “Juneteenth: The Other Independence Day.” I would like to present a few more thoughts of Mr. Douglass as we approach another July 4th in our country.
He gave this powerful and compelling speech in Rochester, [...]

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