by Special Correspondent Wendi Muse
One of the things that is constantly on my mind while I am blogging here is, “What do we want?” It’s a question regularly flung at groups outside of the dominant culture when they launch a complaint against some effort to appease them. But I, too, often ponder what the end [...]

By Deputy Editor Thea Lim
On the SCI FI Wire (surprise!) I saw this:

This photo is one of 20 colour photographs taken by Dulce Pinzón for her exhibition “The Real Story of the Superheroes,” running at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery in DC, from November 4 -28.
On her website Pinzón writes:
After September 11, the notion [...]

Hosted by Special Correspondent Arturo R. García

“The Gift” marked, I hope, a real transition point for our team of protagonists. Because we got to see Al as not only sympathetic, but close to well-rounded; his sacrifice, I feel resonated for the viewers. More on this later. Meanwhile, this episode provided another glimpse into why the [...]

By Special Correspondent Arturo R. García

DC Comics has begun drumming up buzz for the “First Wave” world – an alternate universe populated by pulp characters like Doc Savage and The Spirit, and pulp incarnations of modern characters like Batman and the first Black Canary.
Monday, though, we got a first look at a potential wrong [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

Addicted to Race is our weekly talk show podcast about all things race. Here’s a rundown of what you’ll find in this episode:
MLK’s daughter recently declared that her father didn’t take a bullet for same-sex unions. Why is it that marginalized people fight each other over scraps, instead of uniting to work [...]

by Latoya Peterson, originally published at Jezebel

Before reading Push, I braced myself and prepared for depression. Before heading to see Precious, I packed three travel sized packs of kleenex. But the unrelenting despair I was warned about never quite materialized. Instead, I saw hope.
Crazy right?
Hope was the last thing I was [...]

By Sexual Correspondent Andrea Plaid

I emailed my friend Kaisha that I got a free ticket to see Fela!, the new musical co-conceived, directed and choreographed Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones.
“I’m a little embarrassed that i don’t know his music,” she wrote back, “I feel like everyone on the planet is a fan!”
That [...]

by Latoya Peterson, originally published at Jezebel

Latoya’s Note: This one is off-topic. We do racial analysis here, but sometimes it spins off into other conversations about concepts that influence racial inequality. Capitalism is one of them, and something we have not discussed at length here. I originally published this on Jezebel, but [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Addicted to Race is our weekly talk show podcast about all things race. Here’s a rundown of what you’ll find in this episode:
Since the implementation of affirmative action in the college admissions process, opponents of the policy have alleged that the changes reduce the chances of White and Asian high school [...]

By Special Correspondent Arturo R. García

These notes are taken from complimentary screenings courtesy of the San Diego Asian Film Festival, which concluded Thursday night.
For those of us who only remember Jack Soo from watching Barney Miller with our parents, the documentary You Don’t Know Jack is aptly named, as it reveals a pleasant set of [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

Addicted to Race is our weekly talk show podcast about all things race. Here’s a rundown of what you’ll find in this episode:
Did CNN’s documentary series “Latino in America” break new ground? Or did it simply reaffirm existing stereotypes? Why do so many people use Halloween as an opportunity to dress up [...]

By Special Correspondent Arturo R. García
For a review of Part 1, click here
No way around it: Latino In America was a failure.
At the very least, Thursday’s conclusion, “Chasing The Dream,” seemed equal parts melodrama and bait-and-switch, with the broadcast component weakened by a lack of questions that undercut even its’ more compelling segments.
For instance, [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

Addicted to Race is our weekly talk show podcast about all things race. Here’s a rundown of what you’ll find in this episode:
How do we tie anti-racism into policy changes when whites are so weary of talking about race? Did white privilege have anything to do with the seeming lack of guilt [...]

By Special Correspondent Arturo R. García
Public Enemy |Public Enemy Video |The Roots |Hip Hop
I watched the Hip-Hop Honors pay tribute to Def Jam Records for the same reason I bought the Def Jam anniversary box set: sometimes you just need some old school, right? Here’s some scattered thoughts:
* Tracy Morgan couldn’t have been less [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove

Addicted to Race is our weekly talk show podcast about all things race. Here’s a rundown of what you’ll find in this episode:
Why does Hollywood continue to whitewash movies by casting white actors to play characters that were originally people of color? A popular Australian TV show is being criticized for featuring [...]