Representations and Reparations
American Theater Magazine’s Rob Weinert-Kendt writes about how a recently-closed play in New York’s contemplation of…
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How Minorities Could Transform Political Power in the South
think-progress: If unregistered black, Hispanic and Asian voters registered, the South would look VERY different.
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W.E.B Du Bois’s Indian penpal
Link: W.E.B Du Bois’s Indian penpal nprcodeswitch: Source:Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons In the 1940s, B.R. Ambedkar,…
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Poetic Justice
think-progress: Why are so many Poets Laureate old, white, and male?
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Washington’s Football Team Might Want to Ditch Their PR Firm
As a native Washingtonian, I cannot believe that I missed this story from last week about…
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks
When the organizers of the publishing industry’s annual trade convention in New York City announced that…
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Do Stereotypes of Black Criminality Change the Way We See?
Yesterday, I noted that, “Studies show that black men and boys are already heavily associated in…
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Maya Angelou & Dave Chappelle
Rest In Peace, Maya Angelou, one of the greats. Here, Angelou and Dave Chappelle discuss art,…
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Teens Don’t Fit Our Stereotypes Anymore
Kevin Drum brings our attention to a post at Vox about teenagers, crime and lifestyle. Teenage…
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Flipping the Script on Race and Genetics
Thankfully, Arthur Allen at The New York Times isn’t buying what a new high profile book…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates makes “The Case for Reparations”
In case you’ve been living under a virtual rock today, The Atlantic has published (and made…
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Changing and Challenging the Media’s Distorted Lens
On average, African Americans watch more television than other demographic groups, yet portrayals of African Americans…