by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
A bit late on this one, but MTV news has recently reported on Will Smith’s newest project:
You might be up on the latest action-movie news regarding “Iron Man,” “Justice League of America” and “Watchmen,” but have you heard about that other superhero? The alcoholic, homeless guy in the flip-flops? If [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 82) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen, Jen and Anthony discuss the future of the multiracial movement. In the late 80s and 90s, quite a few organizations sprang up to serve people of mixed heritage. [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
What do you all think of this Carl’s Jr. ad, which extols the virtues of the flat ass? (Hat tip to Feministing and Latoya)
Feel free to riff on some of the themes brought up in this earlier conversation.

More charges expected in torture case – Race & Ethnicity – MSNBC.com
“Some of the six people accused of torturing a woman for days in rural West Virginia are expected to face additional kidnapping and sexual assault charges, the county prosecutor said Monday.”
(tags: racism hatecrime rape)

Is GOP Erasing Gains It Made With Hispanics? – Newsweek National [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
We already told you that next season’s Survivor is going to take place in China. But here’s a preview. I love the way they describe China as “a land known for tigers, giant pandas, snow leopards, and ancient traditions.” Thanks Karen!
I can’t wait to see what the challenges will be like: “The [...]

by guest contributor Manish, originally published at Ultrabrown
For all the hipster posing, Mathangi Arulpragasam is a typical desi. Beneath the misunderstood, art school retrowear beats the heart of a traditionalist:

She named her albums after her dad and mom
She makes her own clothes
She brags about what she can get for ten dolla
Some of her best songs [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
It’s been a week since the Kanye and 50 Cent albums dropped. Whose did you buy? OMGOMGOMG it was the most momentous, most awesomest day in the history of the music industry!
Well, hopefully you took Jay Smooth’s advice and instead, supported one of these 10 causes instead of lining the pockets of [...]

Alabama Plan Brings Out Cry of Resegregation – New York Times
“After white parents in this racially mixed city complained about school overcrowding, school authorities set out to draw up a sweeping rezoning plan. The results: all but a handful of the hundreds of students required to move this fall were black”
(tags: via:karen education segregation)

A CONVERSATION [...]

This is one of the greatest pieces of racial satire ever, in my opinion. Oh 1984, where did you go? Nowadays all we get is this crap.
(Thanks to Tim Ariah for the video.)

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Hilarious stuff from The Daily Show. Hat tip to Too Sense.
As Lauren from Stereohyped asked, is there anything gayer than a white Republican politician? And is there anyone working harder to ensure that gays and lesbians do not have equal rights in this country?

All Out Guys – The Starting Five
“expectations are higher for black athletes than white ones, and when Black athletes under perform (and the standards for under-performance are themselves, not equivalent), there is more criticism of that under-performance”
(tags: via:solmij14 athlete sports race)

Stamp marks desegregation milestone – MSNBC.com
“A 1946 court ruling that helped pave the way for [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Great news in the Jena Six case! From The Associated Press:
A Louisiana appeals court yesterday overturned the aggravated-battery conviction of a black high school student who was found guilty of attacking a white classmate after a racial incident that raised tensions in their small town.
The state’s 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal ruled [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Yet more race stuff from PostSecret (remember this and this?). The postcard above was posted with the email below.
—–Email Message—–
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: white girlfriend secret
I’m a black woman, raised by a black father and a white mother (I’ve always been closer to my maternal side of the family—they’re [...]

More About Those Attackers in the West Virginia Hate Crime Case – Rachel’s Tavern
“clearly these people are dangerous, violent, and disgusting, but they didn’t do this because the are Appalachians, rural whites, or poor whites. They did this because they are criminals, thugs, and racists”
(tags: hatecrime white stereotypes racism)

Southwest Airlines harasses second woman [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Because I’m a nerd who reads BusinessWeek, I came across this review of a new book called MICROTRENDS: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes. It’s written by the political consultant who coined the term “soccer mom.”
I thought Racialicious readers might be interested in some of the new micro-demographics, and corresponding money-making [...]