African Americans lose most with proposed U.S. Post Office closures
Recently the U.S. Postal Service announced it may close up to 3,700 post offices across the country as early as January 2012. This would be the largest downsizing in the history of an agency that is...
View ArticleRace and the death penalty: there is bias
Last week we noted the unusual decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay of execution for a death row defendant in Texas based on racial bias introduced into the original court hearing.read more
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Saggy pants ban: racial profiling, or asthetic improvement?
Chicago could soon ban saggy pants, the kind that are worn intentionally, way, way down--and often worn by young black men. read more
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"Our Blacks are better than their Blacks"
We try to stay away from the sideshow known as U.S. electoral politics. But race keeps injecting itself into the mix, so it's hard to ignore. Take Herman Cain.Please. read more
View ArticleAre black churches hurting black gays?
The power and influence of Black churches in the Black community is well known. And that influence is growing, according to recent studies.read more
View ArticleA very white electorate has a huge impact on the GOP nomination
Tomorrow the second big race of the 2012 election will be underway, and pundits say it could be decisive in picking a GOP nominee. But they're always saying a certain race is decisive. How else will...
View ArticleS*it people say - and its affect on discussions of race
There has been an internet phenomenon in the past three days. A series of videos, including "Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls" read more
View ArticleGOP: Not even a dog whistle anymore
The term "dog-whistle politics" pertains to certain code words, used by politicians to appeal to the nativist and racist voters.read more
View ArticleLinSanity: comedy shows take on Jeremy Lin and racial double-standards
By now you've heard of the phenomenon of Jeremy Lin, the Asian basketball player that has boosted the NY Knicks' fortunes in as little as two weeks. Along with praise heaped on Lin has been a barrage...
View ArticleYes, we're getting along, mostly: L.A. riots twenty years on
Last week we posted some reactions to the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots that killed 53 people, wounded thousands and cost more than a billion dollars. It was a perfect storm of police...
View ArticleBlack women: stop living large
Here's an un-PC suggestion: black women should diet. It's not our suggestion. It's an editorial in the New York Times from Alice Randall, herself a black woman, and, she admits, overweight.read more
View ArticleWill Black churches continue denouncing same-sex marriage?
As we blogged last week, President Obama's support of marriage equality for all genders and sexual orientations was a watershed moment, even if it has no immediate legal impact (and even though he has...
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Driving While Latino
Here's an interesting statistic from 2012 study of 13 million traffic stops in North Carolina.read more
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Gay and Black TV characters up, Hispanics down
Compared to last year, African-American representation has grown from 9.9 per cent to 12 per cent, while Hispanic representation has decreased from 5.6 per cent to 4.1 per cent.read more
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Study: job slump has hit youth of color the hardest
The recession may have officially ended two years ago, but the fallout from the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression will still be with us for some time to come.read more
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