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How Stan Lee, Creator of Black Panther, Taught a Generation of Black Nerds About Race, Art and Activism
When I was a kid, I didn’t live close enough to a comic book shop to get there on my bike. My parents would have to take me to Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va., and I’d get my comics off the old spinner racks at Waldenbooks. As the years went on and specialty comic…
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You Thought the Elections Were Over? Well, Florida Says Hold My Beer as Races May Head for a Recount
I was at a bar once when my buddy asked me to run “shy brother” and introduce him to a woman way out of his league. I walked over and explained that my friend thought she was attractive but he was super shy. She laughed. She’d seen Five Heartbeats, and then she very politely told…
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Stacey Abrams' Political Rise Is Georgia's Coming-to-Jesus Moment
ALBANY, Ga.— Glenn Singfield, Sr. takes a lot of pride in the racially diverse clientele that enjoys his meals at Albany Seafood Company, a family-owned business that’s been around since 2014. “Look around this place and see who’s here,” he told me Saturday night, noting the 50-50 split of black and white customers. “The only…
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Frustrated With Trump, Some Florida Republicans Throw Support Behind Andrew Gillum
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—One of the first things Joe Bryant did when I walked into his home was to hand me his Republican Party membership card. “I wanted to show you my bonafides,” he said, before walking me over to his living room, where we sat and talked for nearly hour. He had to tell me why…
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A Bigot Is as a Bigot Does? No. Racism Can Be Arrogant or ‘Compassionate’ or Just Convenient
Black Americans and white Americans don’t experience race the same way. Given that, it should surprise no one that we don’t speak or think about it similarly. We have to find a way to bridge that divide. Like it or not, too many white allies and potential allies are so deep in denial about racism…
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Does Brett Kavanaugh Have a Race Issue?
Brett Kavanaugh is well on his way to joining the highest court of the land. While we know Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault, how about his relationship with race? In 2002, Brian Hundley was in his car when a D.C. police officer tapped on his window. The 41-year-old was asked to get out of…
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Jemele Hill and ESPN Get It Over With: Report
Jemele Hill, a black woman who remained so while on television, had a rough go of it at ESPN in the fallout of calling Donald Trump, a sho nuff white supremacist, just that. She’s reportedly set to completely sever ties with the company at the beginning of September. Hill’s commentary is just too direct for…
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White Privilege Is a Thing. Here’s How It Works
From the moment a white person is born they are afforded certain privileges. While the extent and nature of those privileges vary, one thing’s consistent: If you’re white, society says, “You’re out here winning.” Peggy McIntosh, a white scholar who started studying white privilege in the 198os is credited with introducing this concept (pdf) to…
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Racist Minnesota Couple Accused in Attack on Black Man Allegedly Held Him to the Ground and Threatened to Run Him Over With a Truck
A St. Cloud, Minn., couple is facing multiple charges after they allegedly assaulted a black man, hurled racial slurs at him and then threatened to run him over with their truck. The brutal attack occurred on Monday when the man went to the home of Aaron Charles Stevens to pick up a fan. Stevens then…
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White Michigan Cop Who Says He Faced Racial Taunts After DNA Test Showed He's 18 Percent Black Settles With City for $65,000
The city of Hastings, Mich., has settled with a decidedly white officer who claimed he was racially discriminated against after his colleagues found out he was 18 percent African after he got back DNA test results from genealogy site Ancestry.com. Cleon Brown sued the city for a hefty $500,000 last year, but the city will…