Saying I Look ‘Mixed’ Isn’t a Compliment
Writing for Clutch magazine, Shayla Pierce says she’s beautiful because of her blackness, not in spite of it. … I can tell by the way they say it. “You look mixed.” It’s the same smarmy inflection with which they deliver such classics like, “Let me take you shopping”; as if they’ve successfully implemented the line [...]
Over Obama’s objections, Supreme Court pushes view of ‘post-racial’ America
Being black did not prevent Barack Obama’s rise to the White House, and some heralded his victory as a sign the country is moving toward a post-racial future. But not the president himself. Instead, he has emphasized the importance of naming women and minorities to key posts, even if some critics rightly argue [...]
Herman Cain, Kasim Reed Lead Early Polls For Georgia U.S. Senate Race
Only days after Georgia Republican U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement, a few names are already floating to the top of the list of future replacements. Among them are former Ga. Governor Sonny Perdue, former presidential hopeful Herman Cain, and current Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. According to a GaPundit.com poll, 22 percent of Republicans [...]
Three Professors Set the Record Straight on Affirmative Action for College Admissions
By Profs Alan Aja, William Darity, Darrick Hamilton In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court may land the final blow to what’s left of race-based affirmative action in higher education. If the type of questioning raised during case hearings in October are an indicator, the Court may rule that the University of Texas at [...]
Bill O’Reilly Says Asians Aren’t Liberal: They are Industrious and Hard-Working
Look to Bill O’Reilly to always provide entertaining dialogue on race. Bill is one of the most well-known bigots in the country and the fact that he makes so much money is a testament to the idea that people listen to what he has to say. But thanks to America moving forward, O’Reilly-like thinkers [...]
Allen West is Still Crying Over Defeat: My Opponent Only Won Because He Cheated
Defeated Congressman Allen West is doing all he can to assure everyone that he’s not going away. Yesterday he was on Fox News proclaiming that he has ‘always been here for his country’, and that won’t change. Translation: ‘I’m addicted to this limelight and I’m not leaving.’ Most defeated legislators take a break from the [...]
Rev. C.L. Bryant Won’t Stop Saying Things That Don’t Makes Sense
The last person to take Rev. C.L. Bryant to task was CNN’s Roland Martin, and after Martin’s smackdown of Bryant, we thought we’d seen the last of Bryant. That was wishful thinking. The good reverend is at it again, this time dismissing whole swaths of African Americans and Latinos for reelecting President Obama. Rev. C.L. [...]
Defeated Rep. Allen West Gets His Recount, Falls Even Further Behind in the Vote Count
It’s time for Rep. Allen West to summon the humility he could never muster while serving as a member of Congress and end it. Although it’s true the race between West and Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy was close, it’s also true that West lost, fair and square. Instead of conceding the race on election night, [...]
Negro Spotting: Maine Republican Head Claims Voter Fraud Because “Dozens of Black People” Voted
White conservatives who don’t see black people every day, don’t think they exist. Bet you didn’t know that your existence was tied to whether or not a white person runs into you during their day. The head of the Republican party in Maine, Charlie Webster, says he suspects voter fraud in his state because “nobody in [...]
Race Didn’t Actually Cost Abigail Fisher Her Spot at UT
Writing at ProPublica, Nikole Hannah-Jones explains what she says the Supreme Court affirmative action case is really about. … Publicly, Fisher and her supporters, chief among them the conservative activist who conceived of the case, have worked to make Fisher the symbol of racial victimization in modern America. As their narratives goes, she did [...]
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