Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/153696/some_feet_not_meant_for_shoes_-_novel_excerpt/ A young woman embarks upon a mystical journey through greed, racism and intolerance to find that in a previous lifetime she was a black slave girl. Intro by Don Hazen. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:01 PST Pamela Klein, AlterNet -1df5456e9760c85c7b649fd7961a9f66 http://www.alternet.org/story/9892/field_of_drums/ When 40 drummers gathered in observance of Watts, California's Day of the Drum Festival, community was revitalized and created. Thu, 05 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PDT Pamela Klein, AlterNet -426bf156ac1bedb84dfe5f44fa510961 http://www.alternet.org/story/9279/the_temple%3A_working_out%2C_and_up%2C_and_across/ "For me, the gym is a temple where one goes to pay tribute to the muscle. It is about will, more than anything else. Can we do it? Can we finish? Can we take ourselves further than we ever thought possible, beyond sickness and age?" Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDT Pamela Klein, AlterNet -fc1c379653b4feca4252b4d078352c4d http://www.alternet.org/story/9264/a_radical_twist/ In the movement to preserve African cultural heritage and beauty standards, dreadlocks can be a political battleground. Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDT Pamela Klein, Unfold -7eea1f266bfc82028683ad15da46e05e