by Latoya Peterson

A few weeks ago, completely burnt out on all things intellectual, I scooped up a copy of “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” the book based off the blog of one Belle Du Jour. I had seen excerpts from her blog online and liked her voice and her writing style.
I noticed that [...]

Kameelah Writes – the day i decided to never straighten my hair (well at least in joburg) because the voltage conversion messed me up
there was a point in my life where i made the simplistic assertions that if you straightened your hair as a black woman than you hate yourself and by extension your blackness. [...]

by Latoya Peterson

Diversity Inc.’s Ask a White Guy Column has posted a letter that should feel all too familiar to any anti-racist activist. An excerpt:

I am a white female and I can tell you that I don’t talk about blacks for fear I will be called a racist or be called to the table, especially [...]

African American studies historic Yiddish-Black relations
“Her doctoral dissertation, “Black Ashkenaz and the Almost Promised Land: Yiddish Literature and the Harlem Renaissance,” compares the Yiddish-language poetry of Jewish immigrants to America and the poetry of African-American writers between 1915 and
(tags: via:ignoblus racerelations jewish yiddish)

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indian women ‘get wild’ in US soap
“An [...]

by Latoya Peterson

Notice anything?

Popular Hip Hop Site Gets Hacked By Tech-Savvy Racists / Stereohyped
“[Sohh.com] was attacked by a group of very anti-SOHH, anti-black, anti-Jew hackers, who infiltrated the forums, splashed racist and anti-semitic pictures on the homepage, and changed all headlines to things like, “Jews Did 9/11″ and “Enjoy This Whi
(tags: racism antisemitism blogs)

Is Dobson’s Obama Hit Backfiring? – TIME
“[The site] features a statement condemning Dobson that reads in part: “James Dobson doesn’t speak for me when he uses religion as a wedge to divide; he doesn’t speak for me when he speaks as the final arbiter on the meaning of the Bible.”
(tags: via:aaminah politics religion)

Study shows blacks [...]

by Guest Contributor Brigitte, originally published at Make Fetch Happen

“Are we still talking about this in 2008?” asks Iman in an irate voice kicking off the “Is Fashion Racist?” article in the July issue of Vogue. I’ve certainly pondered that question myself over the past few years and I am sure that many [...]

Cosmopolitan Advocates for Avaricious Women: Glossed Over
“I know Cosmo’s readership skews young, but seriously? $40? Aim for the stars, kids! If you’re going to identify as a gold-digger, at least have some standards.”
(tags: media magazines women money)

by Latoya Peterson
I’ve learned quite a bit from this thread, but now, I have a question.
Some people seem to be very angry with Barack Obama for not publicly advocating for black interests.
(For this discussion, we will lay aside the concept of a black agenda for politics and assume that we are talking specifically [...]

Sepia Mutiny – Evolution Vs. Bobby Jindal
For as long as this blog has been around, Bobby Jindal has been a source of controversy in the comment threads. Should South Asian Americans support him because he is an undisputedly intelligent politician and desi like us, or is it okay to turn our backs on him because [...]

by Guest Contributor Wendi Muse

While having dinner with a work mate of mine last night, I ended up discussing acceptance of whites into communities of color and vice versa in addition to interracial relationships. My friend, who is white, noted that I often “didn’t give people enough credit,” and made me to come to the [...]

Michelle Obama: Calling Michelle Obama An Angry Black Woman Makes Black Women Angry
“It’s been more than 20 years since The Cosby Show debuted but it seems like people have a tough time wrapping their heads around the idea of a black female lawyer. And so, in typical American fashion, we attack what we don’t understand.”
(tags: [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I’ve decided to take the plunge and do a Racialicious book!
For various reasons (including the fact that we probably wouldn’t get a $300,000 advance *coughstuffwhitepeoplelikecough*) we’re gonna go the self-publishing route. Thanks to Torontonian for the suggestion!
The book will be an anthology of our best posts over the past four years. While [...]

by Latoya Peterson

It never ends.
Ralph Nader, in an interview with the Rocky Mountain News had this to say about Barack Obama:

Nader was asked if Obama is any different than Democrats he has criticized in the past, considering Obama’s pledge to reject campaign contributions from registered lobbyists.
“There’s only one thing different about Barack Obama when it [...]