Blue Gal filling in for Mike this week, taking this opportunity to link the international activist bloggers featured at this past weekend's BlogHer09 Conference:

Known Turf, India: Oh, you think the US has bad political sex scandal coverups?

Indigenous Bolivia, revealing and welcoming the hidden and banned indigenous peoples of Bolivia (and the only blogger I know blogging in English on this subject).

Mideast Youth People in Iraq marching on behalf of democracy in Iran.

Pilirani Semu-Banda, Malawi: Africa steps up the fight against maternal and infant mortality.

Gender and Me, Nigeria: Yes, India has Bollywood, but Nigeria has Nollywood. Interview with a Nollywood director.

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Many long-time fans were worried about how being Jimmy Fallon's house band on Late Night might affect The Roots' career. Needless to say, they proved skeptics wrong with a soulful performance of their new song, "How I Got Over," which they debuted on last night's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Suddenly the perks of being part of a nightly national television show come clearly into view.

"How I Got Over" is the title track of The Roots' new album, due out later this year.