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Rand Paul dares to engage on race and deserves credit for it
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Tagged GOP, Michael Steele, politics, race, Rand Paul, republican
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Mostly-White Ohio Suburb Fighting To Prevent Mostly-Black Bus-Riders From Entering Community
By Scott Keyes A lily-white Ohio suburb is doing everything it can, including risking millions in federal highway funding, to keep mostly minority bus-riders from a nearby city from entering their community. The showdown began in 2010 when the Greater … Continue reading
The N-word & me
By Leonard Greene A viral video of Philadelphia Eagles receiver Riley Cooper spewing the n-word at a country concert brought me back to the first time someone called me n—-r. I was 7 or 8 years old, in rural West … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Kenny Chesney, Leonard Greene, N-word, Philadelphia Eagle, race, racism, Riley Cooper, Viral video, West Virginia
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Oprah Winfrey Says Trayvon Martin & Emmett Till Are The Same
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Tagged african american, Emmett Till, Oprah Winfrey, race, Trayvon Martin, video
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The Racist Mind
By Rinku Sen The verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial caused in me the kind of existential crisis that my optimistic nature is usually able to fend off. In these weeks I have come to understand just how much light exists … Continue reading
Jay Smooth – How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race
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Tagged Jay Smooth, life, race, TED, Underground Railroad, United States, video
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Who, what, why: Who was Emmett Till?
Beyonce has urged supporters of Trayvon Martin to be inspired by the protests that followed the death of another black teenager, Emmett Till. She is only one of a number of Americans who have drawn a parallel between the two cases … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, BBC Magazine, Chicago, Emmett Till, Florida, Mississippi, New York, race, Till, Trayvon Martin
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Race-blind admissions: White privilege is too often ignored in movies and in life
By Ann Hornaday As a drama about the needless death of a young, unarmed black man, the shattering new movie “Fruitvale Station” has found particular resonance with audiences in the past few weeks. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as … Continue reading →