PBS is airing a new documentary entitled Matters of Race. Although part one aired yesterday, they’re showing it again over the weekend here in Atlanta — so check you local listings. (via Prometheus 6 and About.com’s Race Relations blog)
Category: Race
An Open Letter To African Americans From Latinos
I just got e-mailed this article and thought I’d post the link – An Open Letter To African Americans From Latinos.
Gentrification of Urban Black Neighborhoods
Prometheus 6 has highlighted a series of articles from The Sacramento Observer about the gentrification of urban Black neighborhoods. I haven’t read them all yet, but I certainly will do so. Gentrification is running wild here in Atlanta, and I have very mixed emotions about what I see going on in those neighborhoods. I love… Continue reading Gentrification of Urban Black Neighborhoods
India Debates ‘Racist’ Skin Cream Ads
Maybe the people using these products would like to sign up for LightSkinPeople.com — A recent row over a television advertisement for a skin-lightening cream has fuelled a debate in India over why fairer skin should be considered more beautiful. And I thought we African-Americans had issues. 🙂 Via Anil (of course) and TurbanHead.com
Our Great Melting Pot… Not!
There’s an interesting article on Corante about a comparison of Xanga and LiveJournal communities. It shows that “a LiveJournal user picked at random is overwhelmingly likely to be white, while a random Xangan is much more likely to be Asian or Asian-American”, as you can see clearly by the graph. A large part of the… Continue reading Our Great Melting Pot… Not!
Kobe & O.J.
I’ve just been reading some of the articles about Kobe Bryant being charged with sexual assault. I can’t help but be reminded of O.J. Simpson’s case. That’s partly because they both had squeaky clean images before their ‘incidents’. The racial components of the situations and the composition of their legal teams are other similarities. Here… Continue reading Kobe & O.J.
Is Race Real?
The NY Times Op-Ed section has an article about race today. It addresses whether race actually exists. Some snippets: “There’s no genetic basis for any kind of rigid ethnic or racial classification at all,” said Bryan Sykes, the Oxford geneticist and author of “The Seven Daughters of Eve.” “I’m always asked is there Greek DNA… Continue reading Is Race Real?
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
This is just sad! Here’s a must-read article about the shooter in the recent Mississippi factory shooting. I have to say that I’m not the least bit surprised though, given all the madness I’ve been reading about affirmative action on some blogs. (You know who you are!) Here’s the key part of the article: Williams,… Continue reading Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Black, Hispanic Players Hold Up Better in Heat?
Dusty Baker may have played himself with this statement – Black, Hispanic players hold up better in heat. We’ve started a little discussion about that in a previous post, but I thought this was worthy of its own post. My view is that Dusty is generally correct about darker skinned people handling the sun better… Continue reading Black, Hispanic Players Hold Up Better in Heat?
PaperBagTest.com?
GetUnderground.com has an excellent critique of LightSkinPeople.com. Here’s a snippet: “Are light-skinned people hard up for dates or something?” my friend Carol scoffs when I call her to discuss Rome’s new venture. Carol is a brown-skinned sister who’s fed up to the teeth with comments like “You’re pretty to be so dark,” so this discriminatory… Continue reading PaperBagTest.com?