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Why is Hollywood So Afraid of Black Women?

Posted on Jan 30, 2012, Source: ColorLines

"The Help" is building Oscar buzz despite historical mistruths -- while white/male Oscar contenders derail serious conversation about structural racism in Hollywood.

‘Yo, Is This Racist?’ Andrew Ti’s Tumblr Has Your (Hilarious) Answer

Posted on Jan 2, 2012, Source: ColorLines

Finding the humor in the horrific.

Marvel Overcomes Its Fear of a Black Spider-Man. Will White Fans Follow?

Posted on Aug 4, 2011, Source: ColorLines

Big moves! The new Ultimate Spider-Man is a half-African American half-Latino kid named Miles Morales. So why are some comics folks upset?

Web-Based Social Justice: Talking With The Woman Behind Popular Internet Meme “Privilege Denying Dude”

Posted on Nov 23, 2010, Source: ColorLines

Vegan feminist Diana Lopez found a smart, funny, wildly popular way to use the internet for positive change... all in the form of a .jpg. Naturally, it made some people mad.

5 Hot New (Old) Racial Stereotypes

Posted on Apr 30, 2009, Source: ColorLines

After Obama's election, our national conversation on race opened up and flourished. I'm lying! The same crap kept happening as has always happened.
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