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“Closing the education gap between races requires a critical look at early education and health care disparities — not unfounded statements that black people are less intelligent.”
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“Oooh, a show about ancient samurai traditions and blood ancestors and ninjas and all that good stuff! Why do I get the feeling this show is going to be a disaster?”
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Hilarious spoof. “For the Halloween celebration at my culture school I’m going to dress up in native Caucasian dress. I will probably wear my beautiful Square Dance costume. I will probably get lots of traditional candy that Caucasian people eat.”
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“The Daily Illini obtained photographs Tuesday afternoon of four University students using blackface to dress up as the Jamaican bobsled team that famously competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics “
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“An Oregon State University football event that was intended to raise school spirit had some students feeling things had taken a bad turn, after others decided to wear black face paint and Afro-style wigs to express their pride.”
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I only just realized Vox has been keeping this very comprehensive list of racism on college campuses. If you see any missing incidents, add a link in the comments!
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“Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
Irna wrote:
Growing up in New Orleans, one of my favorite traditions is the jazz funeral procession. The first time I saw one, I was sitting in class, a high school freshman. The music was so vibrant, many of us starting dancing in our seats. We had no real clue about what was going on. Then our teacher explained the honor and tribute that was being paid to someone in that moment we celebrated. The music moved our bodies, our hips. But the musicians were pouring out their hearts for a dear friend, sending them home in style.
To know that this tradition is being hampered and hindered by people who call it in as a noise complaint bothers me in a way I can hardly qualify. Anyone who really cares about the heart that beats in the city would never, ever want the beauty of that music, wishing loved ones a sweet journey into eternity, to be quieted. I really hope that the bands continue to play on…
Posted 01 Nov 2007 at 5:18 pm ¶
funambulator wrote:
The comments on the Reser Blackface article are just sad.
Posted 01 Nov 2007 at 9:22 pm ¶
Oranguteena wrote:
Re: the Oregon State Univ. article, I have to say that the body painting doesn’t strike me as racist - painting yourself your school colors is fairly standard sports-enthusiast behavior, and it doesn’t have anything to do with racial mockery just because one of their school colors is black. The addition of “afro wigs” is problematic, on the other hand, because it means that some students were actually regarding their body painting as a nod to minstrelsy or generalized racist foolishness. So it seemed to me that the article was misguided in focusing on the body paint rather than the wigs, or not addressing more directly the difference between body decoration and racist caricaturing.
Posted 04 Nov 2007 at 5:54 pm ¶