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On AlterNet: race

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "race"

Labor Leader Argues for Workers' Interests Over Racism in Explosive Speech

Labor Leader Argues for Workers' Interests Over Racism in Explosive Speech

Tula Connell, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. August 21, 2008.
Richard Trumka is taking on the issue of race to support the presidential candidate he thinks will do the most for the American worker.

Freakonomics Author Takes on 'Plight' of Mixed Race Adolescents

Freakonomics Author Takes on 'Plight' of Mixed Race Adolescents

Twanna A. Hines, Huffington Post. August 21, 2008.
In a new study, the author of Freakonomics treats biracial kids like fashion accessories. And that's one of the less offensive things about it.

Three Aging White Men to Moderate Presidential Debate

Three Aging White Men to Moderate Presidential Debate

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 19, 2008.
So much for change. Only one female correspondent has moderated a presidential forum since the commission began running debates in 1988.

GRITtv: Who Will be Obama's Pee Wee Reese?

GRITtv: Who Will be Obama's Pee Wee Reese?

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. August 12, 2008.
Assuming Obama is the Jackie Robinson of American politics...

On Sports and Civil Rights: An Olympic Moment Remembered

On Sports and Civil Rights: An Olympic Moment Remembered

Jim Munn, AlterNet. August 9, 2008.
Forty years have passed since Tommie Smith and John Carlos' medal stand demonstration drew attention to the state of civil rights in America.

Black Women More Likely to Die in Childbirth than Whites or Latinas

Black Women More Likely to Die in Childbirth than Whites or Latinas

Malena Amusa, Women's eNews. August 7, 2008.
A state review of maternal mortality seeks to find out why. But some hospitals refuse to participate.

Blood in the Streets

Blood in the Streets

Brave New Films, American News Project AlterNet: Video. August 6, 2008.
A gripping look at the sharp rise in urban violence across our country.

Hate-Speech Alert: Toby Keith Publicizes Love of Lynching Parties

Hate-Speech Alert: Toby Keith Publicizes Love of Lynching Parties

Max Blumenthal, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 29, 2008.
"Thanks to Keith and his unsuspecting hosts, lynching is becoming cool again."

How Will Obama's Racial Identity Play Out?

How Will Obama's Racial Identity Play Out?

David Swerdlick, PopMatters. July 28, 2008.
Americans need to deal with the identity crisis sparked by the prospect of a biracial president.

Christopher Hitchens' Holocaust Denying Buddy Speaks in NYC

Christopher Hitchens' Holocaust Denying Buddy Speaks in NYC

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 26, 2008.
"I think the word 'Holocaust' is odious," he told me. "It's American commercialism at its worst." -David Irving

Jack Ass Designer Creates Racist Attack on Obama, Charges $69 Dollars

Jack Ass Designer Creates Racist Attack on Obama, Charges $69 Dollars

Zachary Pickens, Common Dreams AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008.
You can personally express your desire to see these t-shirts removed from Braun's store at 193 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002.

Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters

Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters

Jason Barnett, The Uptake AlterNet: Video. July 23, 2008.
A new book chronicles McCain's racist views.

The Hypocrisy and Racism of the San Diego Minutemen

The Hypocrisy and Racism of the San Diego Minutemen

Kyle Hussein de Beausset, Citizen Orange AlterNet: Video. July 22, 2008.
Caught on tape at the National Council of La Raza.

Nelson Mandela's Activist Legacy

Nelson Mandela's Activist Legacy

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 21, 2008.
Charlie Rose celebrates Mandela's 90th birthday.

New York Times Blames Obama for not Eliminating Racism in America

New York Times Blames Obama for not Eliminating Racism in America

Zenbowl, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008.
The stats are manipulated and the foundation of the argument is faulty; not to mention the man isn't even in office yet.

Black Ohio Neighborhood Denied Water for Decades

Black Ohio Neighborhood Denied Water for Decades

Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor. July 14, 2008.
A federal jury found that local authorities were denying a black community public water service because of their race.

Is It Getting Easier to Raise a Biracial Child?

Is It Getting Easier to Raise a Biracial Child?

Heidi Schnakenberg, AlterNet. July 11, 2008.
Our "interracial couple" status was never a huge issue. Then, we became pregnant.

Race-Baiting Former Senator Jesse Helms Has Died

Race-Baiting Former Senator Jesse Helms Has Died

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 4, 2008.
Conservative Republican railed against "Negro hoodlums", opposed the Voting Rights Act, backed terrorists, and died an unrepentant segregationist.

Surviving a Weekend with America's Premiere Pro-White Activist Group

Surviving a Weekend with America's Premiere Pro-White Activist Group

Gabriel Thompson, AlterNet. July 4, 2008.
Meet the Council of Conservative Citizens -- a group that offers a biblical defense of slavery and laments the surivival of African babies.

Wall-E's Wal-Mart Robot Conspiracy Exposed

Wall-E's Wal-Mart Robot Conspiracy Exposed

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 1, 2008.
The Wall-E theory of humanity.

Nader Plays the Race Card

Nader Plays the Race Card

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
Nader holds Obama to a different standard than he holds McCain or any other white mainstream politician; a standard based solely on his color.

Don Imus Remix: What Color Is He?

Don Imus Remix: What Color Is He?

ZP Heller, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. June 30, 2008.
A spoof of Imus's latest racist remarks.

There's Something Missing from Mommy Lit

There's Something Missing from Mommy Lit

Deesha Philyaw, Bitch Magazine. June 28, 2008.
Bookstores are brimming with motherhood memoirs. But why are so few of them penned by women of color?

Today in Incongruity: Nader Accuses Obama of

Today in Incongruity: Nader Accuses Obama of "Talking White"

Pandagon AlterNet: PEEKJune 25, 2008.
Black and white confuse former Green.

LA Teacher Fired for Teaching Students to Think

LA Teacher Fired for Teaching Students to Think

Feministe AlterNet: PEEKJune 20, 2008.
Students rally behind inspirational instructor.