A savage blow, fueled by hate, and no one steps forward – Seattle Times Newspaper
“Descher, born in Korea but as American as a Big Mac, woke up on the floor of Mike’s bar in Pullman living a nightmare. Sucker-punched by a cowardly lout, he suffered a severely broken jaw and may have permanent facial nerve [...]

by guest contributor Tami Winfrey Harris, originally published at What Tami Said

Last month, the New York Times reviewed comedian Chris Rock’s New Year’s Eve stand-up performance at Madison Square Garden. the review alleged that while Rock is still edgy and, most importantly, funny, the comedian has shifted his approach to racial comedy over the years. [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Sick of the race war hysteria in mainstream media? Yeah me too.
Check out this 3-way IM conversation I had with Lauren from Stereohyped and Maegan from VivirLatino, breaking down race and the presidential election, and that pesky question of just why Asian-Americans and Latinos voted for Clinton, not Obama.
Here’s a tidbit, but [...]

by Racialicious special correspondent Wendi Muse
On Tuesday, I walked half a block from my office to get a manicure/pedicure. I had a gift certificate that I figured that I’d put to good use, especially considering that my nails were chewed down from a combination of stress resulting from the month-end close and my anticipation regarding [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Funny satire about well-meaning college students. I’m sure a lot of us can relate to Caroline.

by guest contributor Joanna Eng
Not to further sensationalize a kind of silly morning news story, but did anyone else see the NBC special yesterday morning about Paul Karason, the man with permanently blue skin?
At first I thought it was meant to be a joke, or some sort of racial experiment or parody. But no, Karason [...]

by Racialicious Special Correspondent Latoya Peterson

So, exactly what is privilege? It really depends on your perspective and definition. Let’s revisit my answers to the privilege checklist:
When you were in college:
If your father went to college, take a step forward.
If your father finished college
If your mother went to college
If your mother finished college
If you have [...]

An Ad With Talking Pandas, Maybe, but Not With Chinese Accents – New York Times
“THE sponsor of two commercials during Super Bowl XLII for Salesgenie.com, which drew complaints from viewers because of the characters’ ethnic accents, says he is sorry and promises to stop running one of them.”
(tags: advertising racism stereotypes)

Obama’s Poor Showing among Asian [...]

by guest contributor Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
I read a while ago on someone’s blog that Food Network was one of the whitest cable stations and after a week of watching I have to agree it’s pretty bad. Most of the major celebrity chefs are white. Other than the new host of [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Well, looks like the race is still on between Obama and Clinton. What are your thoughts?

Famous Black Lives Through DNA’s Prism – New York Times
“Through the prism of the individual stories of rapes of black women, the failed promise of Reconstruction, the great migration of black Southerners to the North…Professor Gates lays bare the basic contradiction of the American dream.”
(tags: tv africanamerican black history slavery)

Biracial, but not like me – [...]

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by Carmen Van Kerckhove
You all were right about that. *shudder*

by Racialicious Special Correspondent Latoya Peterson

Have you seen the Class Privilege checklist?
I had not. Apparently, this was a staff development exercise on class privilege that made it to the internet and has launched a thousand comments and counter-posts.
I originally found this through Donna Darko, who found it through Bint Alshamsa.
The instructions are simple. [...]

“What cracker is this?” – Rachel’s Tavern
“I’ve noticed that people protesting the loudest against use of the word “cracker” don’t make class arguments…Instead, they make racism-equivalence arguments to try and prove the people of color are persecuting them. “Why don’t I get to be a
(tags: racialslurs white class)

Memo To Journalists: Blacks And Latinos Don’t Actually [...]

“We could make history by being the first time in a very long time where a grassroots movement of people of all colors — black, white, Hispanic, Asian — rose up, and went up against the princes, the powers, and principalities, and actually won a presidency.”
–Barack Obama, January 13, 2008
It’s official — Racialicious [...]