by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas presented in this very long post do not reflect the thoughts or feelings of the blog owner, or any of the blog affiliates. The piece chronicles my journey from being anti-white, to grudging tolerance, to what I am working toward now – full acceptance of [...]

by guest contributor Laura Martinez, originally published at mi blog es tu blog
Talk about ads that speak for themselves. This print campaign was assigned by Marie Stopes, a British NGO, warning Brits about the dangers of unprotected sex. What’s more embarrassing -his hat or what he might give you? asks the copy showing, what else?, [...]

Bloggers Fan the Fury Over Hairstyle Advice to Cleary’s African-American Lawyers – Law.com
“Judging by the traffic on the blogs, that fury has spilled well beyond the halls of Cleary Gottlieb. One reason for the strong reaction is that the issue of hair style has long been a hot button topic for African-American professional women.”
(tags: via:stereohyped [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
And I am keeping my fingers crossed that it’s our last.
Upon provocation, most race theorists will break down and admit that they would be completely out of a job if people knew the real truth about race: that it’s a figment of our overly active imaginations.
As a result of centuries [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Update: Success! The governor commuted his sentence. More here.

From RaceWire:
For only the third time in history, the Texas Pardons and Paroles Board has voted (6-1) to commute Kenneth Foster’s death sentence. But that means we have only 24 hours to pressure the Governor to sign the order and save his life. Please [...]

by guest contributor HighJive, originally published at MultiCultClassics

From Advertising Age:
The campaign’s goal is to make all black girls and women feel that way regardless of skin tone or origin and, of course, forge a closer relationship between P&G brands and their black consumers in the process.The campaign obviously bears some resemblance to the idea behind [...]

Blacks say they’re left out of Katrina work – MSNBC.com
“Black contractors on Tuesday said they have been frozen out of the rebuilding of this city because federal agencies continue to dole out millions of dollars to large corporations.”
(tags: katrina africanamerican black discrimination)

JLo to produce Quinceanera-themed show – VivirLatino
“The Amigas Sweet 15 Club” is being billed [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
What do an MP3 player and an amusement park have in common? Both were so over-the-top that I was convinced they were hoaxes. Until I found out otherwise.
TrekStor is a German company that manufactures MP3 players and other small electronic gadgets. They decided to name their latest MP3 player i.Beat blaxx. No [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
What do you guys think of this skit, in which comedian Christopher Titus apologizes for 400 years of oppression by white people? (Thanks Tim!) I’m particularly curious to see what you think of his bit about the Japanese at the end?

2007 SEARAC California Southeast Asian American Leadership and Advocacy Training
Sep 17-19: a free 3 day training on grassroots organizing, leadership development, and advocacy training. It is in Sacramento, CA and we will be exploring issues affecting the Southeast Asian American community in CA and meeting with Legislators to discu
(tags: via:lesley asianamerican activism)

At Nail Salons, [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
Statement:
“To say you’re not a feminist is virtually the same thing as saying you’re a racist.”
I read that and almost choked on my strawberry penny candy.
The fabulous bloggers over at Shameless picked up on this quote in Good Magazine’s interview with Christie Hefner. Hefner is chairman and CEO [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Absolutely love this MadTV spoof of the white teacher in the ghetto movies.

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
This video from AlJazeera is pretty interesting. (Thanks solmij!) It’s about the growing number of women in Egypt playing professional soccer, despite social and religious restrictions. From the description:
The women’s game in the Middle East has been getting more popular and more respected, despite criticisms from conservative quarters who don’t like the [...]

BET Says Cartoon Was Just a Satire – New York Times
“Black Entertainment Television’s new animation division seems to have stepped right into a pitfall of self-parody: a short cartoon video it introduced on July 20, “Read a Book,” seems to flaunt every negative stereotype in the African-American comm
(tags: tv hiphop stereotypes)

Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Slightly OT but I couldn’t resist sharing. Thanks Brian!