by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Learn more about the Wear Red campaign and how you can lend your support:
In a Litany of Survival, Audre Lorde writes, “When we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive.” These words shape our collective organizing to break the silence [...]

by Racialicious guest contributor David Zhou
Yes.
It finally happened.
Hiro Nakamura got some action from the girl we’ve come to know as Yaeko… and was then screwed over by a double dealing white man named Takezo Kensei. (I’m joking, but…)
There were, though, many peculiar little things about this kiss scene. (I’m not going to complain too much [...]

Bias Is Seen as Landlords Bar Vouchers – New York Times
“Supporters of the de Blasio bill claim that landlords often deny Section 8 applicants as a way to mask broader discrimination against single mothers and black and Hispanic tenants.”
(tags: institutionalracism gentrification)

1 in 10 schools are ‘dropout factories’ – Yahoo! News
“It’s a nickname no principal could [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Muslimah Media Watch.
I hate Halloween. Now that I’m a grown-up, it’s just lost its appeal. Especially when I look at what some adults do for Halloween.

Slutty costumes (I just had to say it)
Slutty “ethnic” costumes: [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to inform you that I will be taking a break from blogging between now and January in order to study for the GREs, apply to graduate school, and tie up a million loose ends at my Clark Kent corporate day gig.
I will miss you all for [...]

MultiCultClassics: Essay 4638
“Martinez recently pondered why Hispanic TV programming isn’t as good as Hispanic advertising, prompting a flood of reactions…the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies Board of Directors, who fired a nasty letter”
(tags: advertising hispanic latino tv)

Acclaimed skin-whitening studies from Ottawa raise racism concerns
“have been developing Gloriel, a skin-lightening cream based on Nobel Prize-winning gene-silencing [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Just a quick note to let you know that Dumi Lewis and I will be on NPR’s News and Notes to talk about positive stereotypes. We should come on around 1:30 pm Eastern today.
You can listen to a live stream by clicking the “24-hour Program Stream” link right next to the NPR [...]

by guest contributor Manish, originally published at Ultrabrown
The new movie Rendition is more interesting for what it is than how it runs. It’s the first fictional film about the U.S. kidnapping-and-torture program, which began under Clinton but was expanded massively under Bush. It’s the first mainstream movie I’ve seen which gives Arabs and Arabic large [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I’m excited to announce that Masheka Wood and Tecumpla Weefur will be taking turns recapping Prison Break for us starting this week! Here’s a little bit about them, and their thoughts on the show.
Intro from Masheka Wood

My name is Masheka Wood and I’ll be recapping Prison Break—impossible plot twists, heads-in-boxes and all.
Prison [...]

Crazy DC Judge Will Probably Get The boot – Stereohyped
“Roy L. Pearson, the maniac DC judge who represented himself in a $54 million lawsuit against a Mom and Pop dry cleaner that lost his pants, will probably lose his job.”
(tags: africanamerican black law)

Morgan Stanley Shells Out 16 Million “Innovative” Dollars – Stereohyped
“Morgan Stanley agreed Monday [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
Okay – I’m starting to get bored with the extensive recaps. So, I’m going to leave that to the official MTV blog and just highlight a couple interesting notes from the show.
The Trouble Same Sex Reality Shows
I’m going to let Dan Savage speak on this one, because he nailed [...]

Note from CVK: This post was written during the American League Championships
by Racialicious guest contributor Beth Dean
The past two weeks my entire office has been abuzz with baseball talk. Indians pennants hang on cubes, everyone has their Indians shirts on. The prize in a contest last week was tickets to tonight’s game. It’s been really [...]

When Science Attacks! – AlterNet
“Science is nothing more than the sum of what scientists do. Without ethics, science is no better than Christianity during the Crusades, a dogma that kills out of arrogance and prejudice.”
(tags: via:hoo_boy science racism)

Pupils forced to pose for school photo according to skin colour | the Mail on Sunday
“One parent claimed [...]

by Racialicious guest contributor nina
In light of recent posts about TV shows I wanted to share the following: I was flicking through stations last night and watched the last 10 minutes or so of a comedy on ABC called “Carpoolers.” The show is about 4 men who carpool to work together and share [...]

Don’t Be Black And Lose Your Home In A National Disaster – Too Sense
“Yoga and Kosher food. It took the Bush Administration five days to get a fresh bottle of water into New Orleans, but in San Diego they have Yoga classes and the government is taking into account religious dietary restrictions.”
(tags: katrina race racism)

The [...]