For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time. It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Racism'
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Racism, america
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the march From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama:
On March 7, demonstrators start a 54-mile march in response to an activist’s murder. They are protesting his death and the unfair state laws and local violence that keep African Americans from voting. Led by SNCC activists John Lewis and Hosea Williams, about [...]
Tags: bloody sunday·Civil Rights·discrimination·Racism·selma march
Congressman Franks Suggests We Should Bring Back Slavery Because Black Folks Made Out Pretty Good
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans, Uncategorized, america
When I was younger, I had a friend who had an uncle named “Rick.” Uncle Rick was one of those older men who deliberately made outlandish, offensive statements just to get a rise out of anyone unfortunate enough to be in his presence. On one very special occasion, Uncle Rick suggested that slavery was a [...]
Tags: Abortion·african-americans·Congress·Conservatives·Racism·slavery·Trent Franks
Fox News Should Get Out Of The Poll Business
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism, Republicans, america
Wow. Is this how Fox News’ own audience sees this movement? Maybe they accidentally polled MSNBC’s audience. Talk about a referendum on extremism.
MARTA Names Train Line Going Into Predominantly Asian Area Yellow Line. What?
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism
Who’s idea was this? From the AJC:
MARTA officials were warned by an employee before the name change last October that Atlanta’s burgeoning Asian community would find the term for the line to Doraville offensive.
While I’m sure there was no malice intended with this name change (Actually, I’m not really sure of that) this is a [...]
A “Whites Only” Basketball League? Yes, It Is A Reality
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism, america
From Think Progress:
A new professional basketball league called the All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) sent out a press release on Sunday saying that it intends to start its inaugural season in June, with teams in 12 U.S. cities. However, the AABA is different from other sports leagues because only players who are “natural born United States [...]
Tags: america·basketball·Race·Racism·think progress·whites only
Preach It
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism, america
My man Ta-Nehisi shutting this Harry Reid thing down. (Wait. Is that negro dialect?)
I think you can grant that, in this era, the term “Negro dialect” is racially insensitive and embarrassing. That said, the fair-mind listener understands the argument–Barack Obama’s complexion and his ability to code-switch is an asset. You can quibble about the “light skin” [...]
Tags: america·Conservatives·harry reid·Hypocrisy·liz cheney·Race·Racism·Republicans
Do You Believe This Is Racist?
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism
What are your views on the ad below? Depending upon who you are, and what your background is, it may just be racist. Or it may not be. This is an ad for KFC that aired originally in Australia. Watch it:
What do you think? Black folks sure do like fried chicken don’t they? [...]
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