The Limits of “Respectability Politics”
As a quick google search will tell you, there is more than a little pushback out…
Fighting Stereotypes on the Minnesota Stage
Minnesota Public Radio’s Marianne Combs has a fascinating story about the Minneapolis theatre scene, and how…
For the First Time, The New York Times’ Executive Editor is a Black Man
Dean Bacquet, the Managing Editor of the New York Times, has been named its Executive Editor….
“The Muslim Scare Story Generator” in the Guardian
Over at the Guardian, Nesrine Malik responds to the rise of racialized scare stories about Muslims…
Arthur Ashe
sonsandbrothers: On this day in 1963, 22 year old Arthur Ashe becomes the first African American to…
Why is the Liberal Media so Darn White?
The American Prospect’s Gabriel Arana notes in a new post today that, despite possessing values and…
Racial Attitudes
Survey of racial attitudes from the good people and Public Religion Research Institute
Are There Stereotypes of White People?
Photographer Myra Greene has a new book of photos called My White Friends that sets out…
Being White Won’t Stop You From Being Racialized
Ta-Nehisi Coates has an important post up today arguing that politicians who are identified as representing…
What Is Identity Politics?
Conservative writer Matt K Lewis has a piece up over at This Week titled “Conservatives are…
Creating a New Canon
One of the vital (and perhaps most obvious) ways that we can shift the way we…
Comedy, Context and Representation
As you probably have heard, over the weekend Saturday Night Live aired a controversial segment during…