AltWeeklies Wire
The Racist #VoteWhite Hashtagnew
There is a #VoteWhite hashtag on Twitter and it's just as sickening as you'd expect.
OC Weekly |
Michelle Woo |
11-06-2012 |
Race & Class
Playing Indiannew
So you want to be a “Pocahottie” for Halloween? Lindsay Rainingbird hopes you might reconsider.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay Rainingbird |
10-26-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Racism
Black Like Me?new
How I came to find myself somewhere between 'Love & Hip Hop'
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
07-06-2012 |
Race & Class
Swim Goodnew
Rodney King was found dead Sunday at the bottom of the swimming pool he'd built himself inlaid with tiles with two dates. The first date was March 3, 1991, when LAPD officers hailed nine skull fractures, a broken leg and a dislocated eye socket upon him.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
06-21-2012 |
Race & Class
Stolen Lives: Remembering the Tragedy of Slaverynew
A half moon disappeared as the sun rose out of the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 1832. The humid coastal winds filled the sails and carried the ship through the waves as J.W. Martin captained the Schooner Wild Cat, a 40-plus ton sailboat, out of the port of Charleston, S.C.
Among the tons of cargo, the ship carried six slaves, bound for new owners in New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
06-01-2012 |
Race & Class
The Curse of Chief Wahoonew
Is Cleveland paying the price for embracing America's last acceptable racist symbol?
Cleveland Scene |
Peter Pattakos |
04-26-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Chief Wahoo, Cleveland Indians
Sanford's Black Eyenew
As public scrutiny of the Trayvon Martin case mounts, the city of Sanford struggles with its reputation.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
04-05-2012 |
Race & Class
The New Face of Hatenew
The changing guard of white separatism convenes at a Tennessee state park.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
03-29-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: white separatism
We are Trayvon Martinnew
Scenes from the Justice for Trayvon rallies, protests and hearings in Sanford, Fla.
Orlando Weekly |
Barry Kirsch |
03-28-2012 |
Race & Class
The Color of His Skinnew
Joe Henson was killed because he was black. Forty years later, the daughter he never met is still searching for clues about his death.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
02-29-2012 |
Race & Class
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Problem of Proportionnew
Minorities dominate prison populations, nationally and in Colorado.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
01-12-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Minorities in Prison
Franchesca Ramsey On Making "Shit White Girls Say...To Black Girls"new
Yesterday, graphic designer, vlogger and comedian Franchesca Ramsey posted her video "Shit White Girls Say...to Black Girls." It got over 1.5 million views its debut day.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
01-05-2012 |
Race & Class
Folks Like Usnew
The racist local reception to the new owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
12-16-2011 |
Race & Class
DOJ: Arpaio Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. Historynew
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office didn't just commit racial profiling of Latinos. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Arpaio oversaw the worst pattern of racial profiling by a law enforcement agency in U.S. history.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-15-2011 |
Race & Class
