racism
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Dispatch From a Black Man in Trumpland: Kanye’s Oval Office ‘Minstrel Show’ Ain’t Only About Him
Speaking Thursday on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Don Lemon took it there, calling Kanye West’s performance in the White House yesterday a “minstrel show.” “Him in front of all of these white people, mostly white people, embarrassing himself and embarrassing Americans, but mostly African-Americans,” Lemon said. Others have noted Kanye’s much-discussed mental health struggles…
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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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High School Soccer Team Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Players Travels to Away Games With Armed Guards
Last month, soccer players at Connellsville Area High School in Connellsville, Pa., were accused of directing racial slurs at black players during a game against Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh. The Connellsville players and coaches denied this. A hearing featuring students, parents, coaches and administrators from both sides was held Sept. 24, and it…
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Revisiting Anita Hill: On Racism, Stereotypes and Respectability Politics
“The more things change. The more things stay the same.” My 7th grade English teacher, the black woman who taught me how to write, said that quote in class on a cool spring day in March 2006 and looked at us to explain what she meant. Loads of us scratched our heads in that, “Well,…
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Why Blocking Racist Robocalls Is So Difficult To Do
Blocking people on social media isn’t that hard, nor is it difficult for social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to permanently ban people from their platforms if they determine the user is spreading false information or racist ideologies. Though, as The Spokesman-Review points out, getting rid of racist robocalls is a much more complicated…
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White School Superintendent Resigns After Facebook Post Saying 'You Can't Count On A Black Quarterback'
Good riddance! A white superintendent in Texas who criticized Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson in a racist social media post last Sunday resigned from his position, The Associated Press reports. Lynn Redden, formerly of the Onalaska Independent School District, wrote “That may have been the most inept quarterback decision I’ve seen in the NFL. When…
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White Sorority Under Investigation For Making Racist Remarks Towards Black Students at a Greek Life Event
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, a white sorority at the University of New Mexico, is under investigation after one of its members was accused of hurling racist language at black students during a Greek life welcome event for new members, KDOT-7 reports. The comments were first directed at a black speaker on stage and then were…
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GOP Congressman Poses in Photo With Man Using White Nationalist Hand Gesture
Republican U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes of California is catching heat for posing in a photo with a far right activist throwing up what many anti-racism groups consider a white power symbol, The Fresno Bee reports. The photo, taken at a private Nunes campaign event Tuesday night, shows Ben Bergquam and Josh Fulfer on either side…
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Get Your Girl: Did Kat Von D’s Beauty Brand Repost a Promo Referencing ‘Hard Work’ and a Cotton Field?
We’re not sure what in the pasty-faced hell someone on makeup mogul and former reality star Kat Von D’s social media team was thinking if and when they reposted an image of a cotton field to promote her Lock-It concealer, but it’s reportedly a real thing that happened—and if so, we have questions. In a…