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Great article. “Has racial conflict become amusement? Is the conversation about racism mere entertainment, dialogue rendered for show, inflammatory words tossed back and forth over a racial divide to excite an audience?”
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“A group of Oregon State University students and staff joined community members outside Reser Stadium just before a game against Washington on Saturday night to protest concerns about racism on campus.”
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“An immigration debate at Pomona College ended prematurely Thursday night when a group of students critical of the event began chanting protest slogans, drowning out the two speakers and fueling shouting matches between audience members.”
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“Babies born to black mothers died at two and a half times the rate of those born to white mothers, according to the CDC figures. The United States ranks near the bottom for infant survival rates among modernized nations.”
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“The Georgia-Pacific office building in the town of Brunswick recently fired an African-American employee after she went to the news media complaining that company officials only let white people use its restroom.”
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Eh, not sure I agree with what he says about the film itself: “The new movie American Gangster reinforces the enduring stereotype that the drug problem comes with a black face.”
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“The LAPD’s plan to map Muslim communities in an effort to identify potential hotbeds of extremism departs from the way law enforcement has dealt with local anti-terrorism since 9/11 and prompted widespread skepticism Friday.”
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“With little scrutiny from Democrats in Congress and nary a whimper of protest from the liberal establishment, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa. “
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“If there is a leitmotif this year among scholars and writers who study New York, it is the reshaping of Manhattan by the forces of wealth and gentrification — and the angst accompanying those forces.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
brad wrote:
“American Gangster” as a vehicle to promote stereotypes? Uh, I’m not so sure about that. I saw the film and it sure as hell was no “Godfather” crap that glamorized crime. The movie clearly showed that the “gangster” caused horrible suffering that bought him a great lifestyle.
Moreover, the film did deal with the fact that Lucas’ intelligence and business savvy astounded people who did not expect it from an African American. I think this was actually important in dealing with the relentless stereotypes and pseudo-scientific crap that is spouted constantly.
Posted 12 Nov 2007 at 11:25 am ¶
HELLNO wrote:
The Africom thingie is a bad bad bad bad idea, it’s just so wrong and and….oooooohhh I can’t type but trust, it’s so going to destabilize the continent
Posted 12 Nov 2007 at 1:14 pm ¶
student wrote:
I was hoping that Racialicious would get wind of the story at Pomona College. I’m a student there, and it has really exposed the ignorance that pervades our campus. I’d love to hear your take on the situation. The article doesn’t really capture the real battle the protesters were fighting. It was a really an issue of the mental safety and comfort of those students to which the immigration issue hits close to home. Inviting a leader of the Minutemen to speak on our campus is giving money to his cause and legitimizing his views as something that has a place on our campus, when they clearly do not.
Posted 12 Nov 2007 at 6:52 pm ¶
Mike wrote:
There reaching on that American Gangster dont see stereotypes in it at all.
Glad some posted about that Africom, I have a friend in the Army they said the military is quietly trying to recruit black soldiers to volunteer to go over, with extra pay and bonuses.
Posted 12 Nov 2007 at 10:13 pm ¶