Teenager Released in Louisiana Case – New York Times
Finally! “One of six black teenagers arrested in the racially charged beating of a white youth in Jena, La., was released on bail on Thursday, a week after the case drew thousands of protesters to the small town in the central part of the state.”
(tags: via:resistracism jenasix)

Civil [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
As is probably evident by the sparser-than-usual postings, I’ve been a bit behind this week with my blog/news reading. But I wanted to just note a few racialicious celebrity news items from this week.
1. Paris Hilton, like, totally cares about Rwanda
She’s going over there in November, she told E! Online because “There’s [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s appearance at Columbia University on Monday was quite a to-do. There were protesters, mean headlines and caricatures from newspapers, as well as a refusal from NYPD to let Ahmedinejad pay his respects to the victims of 9/11 at Ground Zero.
Well, New York City isn’t known for [...]

Mos Def calls for student walkout Monday to support Jena 6 – Nubian Waves
Mos Def, among many other folks, are calling “for a National Student Walk-Out to rally and show support for the Jena 6, who are being denied their human rights by the Louisiana criminal justice system.”
(tags: jenasix activism)

RocaWear Arena? Jigga Please. – AverageBro
“the [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Rafi from Oh Word and Dallas Penn are at it again! The Internets Celebrities break down the racial dynamics of Rice Krispies, among other things.

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
Yesterday morning I was a bit reluctant to get out of bed and start my day.
Okay, VERY reluctant, so much so that I had to rely on the luscious sounds of early-morning video wakeup via the channel that only plays music between 4 am and 8 am before it mentally [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
OMG this is awwwwwwwwwwwwwwesome! That’s my totally non-intelligent response.

Guest Post — The Blogger Formerly Known As Sylvia on the Jena Six – Zuky
“This fight is not about what we can do to stop people from being criminals…it is about what happens when those people are already within the criminal justice system and cannot afford an OJ-style legal Dream Team”
(tags: jenasix institutionalracism activism)

Bush’s Media [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 83) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen and Jeff discuss the new yellow peril. Between the lead paint toy scare, the tainted pet food scare, and the general rise of China’s economic and military might, [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Wonder Showzen is a show that parodies Sesame Street. Here’s their ode to the hardest workers of all: slaves. (Nice find, Wendi!)

Politics in Black and White – New York Times
“to get the Republican nomination, a candidate must appeal to the base — and the base consists, in large part, of Southern whites who carry over to immigrants the same racial attitudes that brought them into the Republican fold to begin with.”
(tags: via:brian politics race racism)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Just a quick post to draw your attention to this documentary that premieres tonight on HBO. Here’s the description:
Desegregation ripped through the American South in 1957 when Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered National Guard troops to prevent nine black teenagers (dubbed the “Little Rock Nine”) from entering Little Rock’s Central High School [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Muslima Media Watch
This article talks about a new movie, Coffee & Allah. It tells the story of a Muslim refugee “who feels isolated in her new country until someone reaches out to her through a spontaneous game of badminton.”
Directed by Dr. Shuchi Kothari and nominated for [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
If you’re in the Boston are and are interested in Asian-American issues, you should definitely check out BASIC, which stands for Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference. It’s happening on Saturday, October 13 and is being hosted at Harvard this year.
Not only will you catch me presenting the workshop Cute but Confused: Myths [...]

by guest contributor Philip Arthur Moore, originally published at Finding My Legend
It is human to hurt, and one of the most beautiful truths in pain and suffering is that it knows no color. We are all born with tear ducts, the capacity to feel insecure, and the fear of abandonment. At one point or another, [...]