by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I’m excited to announce that Jasmine will be recapping three shows for us starting this week! Here’s a little bit about her, and her thoughts on the shows.
My name is Jasmine, and I’ll be recapping The Office, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and The Boondocks for Racialicious.
I watch The Office because its cringe-worthy […]

by Racialicious guest contributor Elton
One consequence of the sheer number of separate storylines in Heroes is that it feels as if the story is only being advanced a fraction of an inch each week. It’s becoming impossible to squeeze the entire cast into each episode. Last week, Hiro was absent for the first […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
A brand-new episode (No. 86) of Addicted to Race is out! Addicted to Race is New Demographic’s weekly podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Carmen interviews Dr. Joseph L. Graves, author of the book The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America. They discuss the recent controversy over scientist James […]

by Racialicious special correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie, originally published at Muslima Media Watch
Talking about access in my post awhile ago, I touched on sexuality. Since this is one of my favorite topics, it got me thinking about sexuality in the Muslim world, and the binaries that Orientalism creates for Muslim women’s sexuality.
When you think of a […]

Whites Need to Take Responsibility for Their Racism (Alternate Title: Stop Giving White People 2nd, 3rd and 4th Chances When Blacks Get Zero Chances) - Alas, a blog
“Well the same is true for white racism. No matter what people of color are doing. We whites don’t need to make an excuse, saying when Black people […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Check out this great video by Rob Schmidt, frequent Racialicious commenter and contributor, and editor of the blog Newspaper Rock.
Racialicious is one of the sponsors for a new social media initiative called 10 Questions, that allows anyone to pose their question to the presidential candidates.
Why don’t you get involved? Post your question […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
The New York Times ran a story yesterday on the rash of local incidents in which black people have found nooses left in their workplaces. I spoke to the reporter about why people cannot consider nooses to be mere “pranks.” They are serious cases of racial intimidation:
At least seven times in the […]

by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
Occasionally, even the most dedicated activist has days when they just want to say…fuck it. I don’t want to tackle these problems anymore. I don’t want to think about this anymore. I was rapidly approaching that point this week. Exploring the many facets of gentrification, researching […]

James D. Watson Issues Apology for Comments About Blacks - New York Times
“Watson said, “I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said. There is no scientific basis for such a belief.” But his publicist…would not say whether Dr. Watson believed he had been misquoted.”
(tags: via:ShameOnPretzel racism science)

Hip-Hop 2.0: […]

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
Lives in rapidly gentrifying neighborhood: check
Occasionally shops at Urban Outfitters, thrift stores, or grandma’s house: check
Tends to party in other rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods on weekends: check
Is likely to know or at least recognize 1 or more people a week on Last Night’s Party, Cobra Snake, or Blue States Lose: check, […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
As I mentioned earlier this week, Racialicious is one of the sponsors for a new social media initiative called 10 Questions, that allows anyone to pose their question to the presidential candidates.
Could you please help spread the word by Digging the post below?
10 Questions for the Candidates from You
All you have […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Stephen Duncombe, author of the fantastic book Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy, just wrote a piece for The Nation about why progressive activists cannot afford to ignore celebrity. He was kind enough to mention Racialicious in the article:
It’s exactly this sort of gateway that longtime activist Patricia Jerido […]

Are Fashion Magazines Racist? - BBC - Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
“Designer Vivienne Westwood says too few of the big glossies are prepared to feature black models on their covers. But should there be a quota on the number of black and ethnic-minority models who feature on the front pages?”
(tags: via:jessica fashion race racism)

Controversial DNA Pioneer’s […]

by Racialicious special correspondent Latoya Peterson
Show Number Two! I grabbed my now addicted boyfriend and settled in to see what happened in this episode…
After the dramatic reveal, the lesbians feel betrayed and the men are apprehensive. Men make more comments about the women’s general hotness and the women act uncomfortable. There […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Did anyone catch the BET Hip Hop Awards last night?
I was struck by how defensive the tone was throughout the whole evening. Seems to me, the unofficial theme of the event was “hey hip hop is not all violent and misogynistic okaaaay?”
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they trotted out both […]