- “sociology clearly encompasses many issues that have important effects upon the lives of people of color in the U.S., such as racial discrimination, education, income and wealth inequality, crime and violence, etc. But the question becomes, how well repre
- Thanks Myra. “A decades-old, popular program in which colleges prepare minority high school students for journalism degrees and careers in the field will no longer focus exclusively on minority students.”
- “If there is a single state where being black holds the potential to boost Obama’s chances to win the Democratic presidential nomination, South Carolina fits the bill. Yet [he] will have to do as much persuading as any other candidate to win the support o
- “While the concept of Black History Month has been widely embraced in pop culture, it means some of the nation’s most bitter history also is getting watered down into cliches or irrelevance. Some events have no historical tie-in at all…”
- Thanks Phil! “Use of the local word “hapa” to designate mixed-race ancestry is gaining in popularity among Asian-American teens and young adults nationally, according to a marketing insight study by SnapDragon Consultants, a New York-based branding and co
- Thanks Kimberly! “After the surgeons removed his kidney in June 2001, the kidney he was giving to his wife, Peter Hauser was still groggy from the anesthesia…While he is deaf and white, she’s hearing and African American.”
- “Lovie Smith, the head coach of the Chicago Bears was the first black head coach to lead his team to the Superbowl. He was also the NFL coach of the year last year. A final superlative? Smith was the lowest paid head coach in the entire NFL.”
- Thanks Mark! “I’m hoping that understanding the circumstances of my birth, birthplace, education and association with myriad notions of blackness may help you, oh, gentle reader, to understand the delicious and delicate pickle we’re in being black in Ne
- “Although Hardaway’s comments were shocking, hateful, and downright despicable, there is little reason to think that he is alone… he offered an opinion that is likely reflective of a large sector of the NBA.”
- Thanks E-D! Show about white mothers raising biracial or multicultural children. Also includes Rebecca Walker.
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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