Addicted to Race 70: Michelle Obama

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

A brand-new episode (No. 70) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.

Carmen and Sylvia discuss how race, gender and feminism are intersecting in some of the recent media coverage about Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Guest co-host Sylvia is a pseudonymous blogger in Baltimore, MD. She is currently a law student, and she writes about a variety of issues, including race and gender, human rights, and pop culture at The Anti-Essentialist Conundrum. She also blogs at AfroSpear, a newly formed online think tank devoted to developing solutions and to discussing issues related to the African Diaspora.

Articles and web sites mentioned in this episode:

• JLove Calderon’s web site
• “White Like Me” by JLove (will launch PDF)
• “Diversity Training Doesn’tWork. Here’s Why.” by Carmen Van Kerckhove

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