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National Review Tells Young Whites To Avoid Blacks, Again

Posted on July 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Zack Beauchamp A top conservative publication published a column on Wednesday advising young white children to stay away from black people, despite firing a columnist roughly a year ago for writing a very similar piece in a different publication. … Continue reading →

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It Is Time to Come Out of the Closet About Racism in America

Posted on July 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Michele Hunt The Trayvon Martin tragic injustice has sparked a long overdue conversation in America. What is at the heart of racism in our country? Why is the fear so intense between the black and white communities? Why can’t … Continue reading →

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The Costs of Racial “Color Blindness”

Posted on July 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Michael I. Norton and Evan P. Apfelbaum It’s a natural tendency, proven time and again in research: When you see a new person, one of the first things you notice is his or her race. In business life, however, … Continue reading →

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Chris Matthews apologizes to black co-workers on behalf of ‘all white people’

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Touré – The internal response to racial slights

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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Trayvon Martin And Why The Right-Wing Media Spent 16 Months Smearing A Dead Teenager

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Eric Boehlert Appearing on Fox & Friends in the wake of a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, Geraldo Rivera’s claim that Martin brought about his own death by dressing in a hooded sweatshirt the … Continue reading →

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One In Four Young Black Men Recall Recent Unfair Police Treatment, Gallup Finds

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nicole Flatow Almost one in four young black males have experienced recent unfair treatment by the police, according to a newly released Gallup Survey. Among black males between ages 18 and 35, 24 percent said they recalled an instance within the … Continue reading →

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Inside our racist brains

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Maya Wiley George Zimmerman may not be that different from the rest of us. In fact, research shows that college students and most everyone else are more likely to shoot a Black man holding an object like a wallet, … Continue reading →

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Putting Casual Racism on Trial

Posted on July 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Aura Bogado During her now-infamous CNN appearance, Zimmerman case Juror B37 made clear that, in her opinion, most people would have reacted the way that George Zimmerman did the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. If she meant that a … Continue reading →

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The Zimmerman Acquittal: America’s Racist God

Posted on July 18, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Anthea Butler The not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case has me thinking a lot about a book I first encountered in seminary, Is God a White Racist?, by the Rev. Dr. Bill Jones. As a budding seminary student, … Continue reading →

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