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Why I Don’t Sleep With White Guys
By Eternity E. Martis They say nothing comes without a price. However, in the case of being one of the only coloured girls in my city, nothing comes without a race. I live in a predominately white city. Not by … Continue reading
Why Trayvon Martin’s Murder is Personal – and Why We Need to Keep Talking About It
By Clabouvier Trayvon Martin on trial has been so deeply personal for me and my entire family in part because it is our story too. I thought about not writing it, to protect what little privacy we have left, but … Continue reading
The Costs of Racial “Color Blindness”
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
Living in the Land of the Free Doesn’t Make You Free
By Walter Mosley I remember when I was 17 years old, in 1969; three of my friends dropped by in one of their cars and asked me if I wanted to go out with them to the beach or the … Continue reading
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Soledad O’Brien Calls Out ‘White People’ Over ‘Black In America’ Series
Soledad O’Brien addressed criticism from “white people” about her documentaries about race in America in a new video. O’Brien has hosted five documentaries in CNN’s “Black In America” series. In a talk at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, she said … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Black In America, CNN, Harvard University, media, race, Soledad O'Brien, television, White people
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Being white is awesome, so how could we be racist?
By Dawn Cutaia Being white is pretty awesome. Don’t get me wrong, if I were a white male instead of a white woman, my life would be even more awesome, but being a white female is still powerful. Being white … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights movement, Ku Klux Klan, racism, slavery, White people, York Daily Record
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The politics of being friends with white people
By Brittney Cooper A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, which found that 40 percent of white people and 25 percent of nonwhite people have no friends of the opposite race, caused me to reflect deeply on the friendship segregation that has characterized my own life. … Continue reading →