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On AlterNet: race

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

Donna Brazile:

Donna Brazile: "I'm Not Going to the Back of the Bus!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. October 10, 2008.
An impassioned speech on racial politics from last week's New Yorker festival.

Progressives: Don't Underestimate the Power of McCain's Dirty Tricks

Progressives: Don't Underestimate the Power of McCain's Dirty Tricks

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 9, 2008.
Some progressives believe the McCain campaign is doomed. Let's not forget how low the Republicans will go to win.

Stuff White People Like

Stuff White People Like

Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The American Prospect. October 9, 2008.
What does an extremely popular blog about white culture tell us about race in America?

Unions Talk Race as Election Nears

Unions Talk Race as Election Nears

Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. October 7, 2008.
Will Obama's record on economic issues be enough to overcome some union members' race prejudice?

McCain Woos Radicals, Obama Woos Virginia Conservatives

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2008.
Obama and his campaign are educating people about subtle racism to bring Americans together.

Interracial Marriage: Yes, It's Still Hard

Interracial Marriage: Yes, It's Still Hard

Robyn Preston-McGee, The Frisky. September 30, 2008.
Some white people think racism is a thing of the past. It's not.

Racially Charged FOX Clip Likens Obama to OJ Simpson and Hurricane Ike

Racially Charged FOX Clip Likens Obama to OJ Simpson and Hurricane Ike

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 10, 2008.
The utterly pervasive racism of FOX News.

Republican National Convention: Whitest in Forty Years

Republican National Convention: Whitest in Forty Years

Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. September 4, 2008.
As America diversifies, the GOP goes against the grain.

Freakonomics Author Takes on 'Plight' of Mixed Race Adolescents

Freakonomics Author Takes on 'Plight' of Mixed Race Adolescents

Twanna A. Hines, Huffington Post. August 22, 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.

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.

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.

Obama's Clearest Path to the Presidency: Talk About Wages

Obama's Clearest Path to the Presidency: Talk About Wages

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. July 24, 2008.
If Obama counters the GOP's race-baiting by promoting working-class interests and a fairer trade agenda, he will win the White House.

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.