by Guest Contributor Lisa, originally published at Sociological Images
In many places in the midwest the American Indian is very present, but in other places in the U.S., like in California, Disney’s Pocahontas is as close as we get to “Indians.” The idea that American Indians are gone comes, in part, from the ubiquitous representation […]

by Latoya Peterson
Checking my Clutch feeds, I stumbled across this video from the Tyra show*. Literally, the title of the post sums it up. It’s about biracial folks who hate one side or the other.
The video is 32 minutes long.

The video features Jenna, who is half black and half white, who […]

by Latoya Peterson

Well, look at what slipped under the radar.
In the midst of the election run up, the results, and the waves of discussion about proposition 8, Logo launched a movie based on their popular (yet mysteriously canceled) series Noah’s Arc.
The New York Press’ Armond White has a thought provoking review on the significance of […]

by special correspondent Thea Lim
Thanks to the Toronto Asian Arts Freedom School for helping me figure out just why I have a hard time with Halloween, and for allowing me to share our strategies with Racialicious!

I’m a Halloween party pooper. I do a dismal job of dressing up. My last costume consisted of […]

by Guest Contributor Jenn Fang, originally published at Reappropriate

This past Sunday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell broke with the GOP ranks to endorse Senator Barack Obama for president. Citing in part McCain’s negative campaigning as part of his decision, Powell said of Obama:
Sen. Obama has demonstrated the kind of calm, patient, […]

by Latoya Peterson
I recently had the pleasure of watching two amazing videos that really cut to the heart of the racial issues at play in this election cycle.
The first is “Black, White, Whatever” by Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, a ridiculously talented spoken word artist who has appeared on Def Poetry. Her work and bio are found […]

by Special Correspondent Fatemeh Fakhraie
I just finished reading Sherene H. Razack’s Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims from Western Law & Politics (2008). And I gotta say, it blew me onto my ass.
Razack is the author of several books, including Looking White People in the Eye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classrooms, […]

by Guest Contributor Jessica Yee

The whole “acting black” label isn’t an unheard one in really any community these days, but I’ve always thought it was an interesting one to hear in my own community, from my own people.
Let me give it to you straight and say I already know how much we have in common; […]