AltWeeklies Wire
Tragedy Fuels Stereotype of Drunken Indiansnew
Once more, the dominant culture’s impression of native people has been reinforced. Native people equals alcohol equals tragedy. Definitely an unhappy equation.
NOW Magazine |
Drew Hayden Taylor |
02-08-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
With Friends Like These . . .
A local B.C. politician looking to change federal policy receives an unintential (and unwanted) endorsement from white supremacist group.
Monday Magazine |
Jason Youmans |
02-06-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Salvaging MLK's Legacynew
The spat between the competing Democratic camps of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has managed to bring Dr. King's legacy itself into controversy.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
01-18-2008 |
Race & Class
Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.new
We have made progress, but we are not close to the mountaintop.
Shepherd Express |
Louis Fortis |
01-18-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Is Boston a Racist City?new
Chris Matthews' post-primary accusation gets some face time with ex-mayor Flynn, who calls it "a real cheap shot."
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
01-16-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
White History Week Resets the Defaultnew
"How would you feel if you had just a month for your history? It's kind of a silly notion. We have the whole year for white people."
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
01-08-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Tribal Flush: Pechanga People 'Disenrolled' en Massenew
On the eve of what could be the largest gambling expansion in U.S. history, a tale of power, betrayal and lost Indian heritage.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
01-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Lakota Sioux Start Their Own Countrynew
The Lakotah Freedom Delegation declared the new nation of Lakotah out of treaty land in five U.S. states last month.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
01-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Bad Noosenew
The feds want to reassure African-Americans they're investigating nooses found in Connecticut. The NAACP just wants someone arrested.
New Haven Advocate |
Nick Keppler |
12-18-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
UNC's Black Contractors Allege Biasnew
Pay for state construction projects bogs down in disputes.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
12-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Shopping While Black?new
Four Liberian women accused of shoplifting at Guess? say they were targeted because of their skin color.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-05-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Weapon of Satire: ¡Ask a Mexican! Weighs Innew
Columnist and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano has caused much controversy since the Eugene (Ore.) Weekly began running the column in early November. We ask him about charges that he's a racist -- and whether satire can work when immigrants are under serious attack.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
11-30-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: interview, Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, racism, race, Latino, Ask a Mexican, race relations, Latina
Bill Cosby Is Right ... Againnew
Cosby has told the truth about these social ills and familial dysfunctions that affect too many in the black community, and I hope the truth will set us free.
Port Folio Weekly |
John Horton |
10-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime in Jenanew
The Jena Six deserve justice, yes. But justice still means that the punishment should fit the crime.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Burks |
10-04-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
My Secret Life in the Klannew
A voyage into hate groups reveals a lonely existence for those who support all things white.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
10-02-2007 |
Race & Class
