October 2012
October 22nd, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Interim WBA light middleweight champion Anthony Mundine has been accused of racism after making disparaging remarks about the heritage of his upcoming opponent and fellow Australian Aborigine Daniel Geale.
Mundine said of Tasmanian-born Geale at a pre-fight media conference that he thought "they wiped all the Aborigines from Tasmania out" — referencing a colonial-era...
October 22nd, 2012
Written by Judith H. Katz ... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 6 Comments
Most people understand that racism is wrong. However, it has become increasingly challenging for people to identify clear examples of racism in their daily lives, unless they are extreme. Few challenge the seemingly racist joke, the offhand remark dismissing an entire group, or the subtle behaviors that continue to put People of Color in a one-down position while reinforcing white people’s one-up...
October 22nd, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 3 Comments
Results released this month from an ongoing University of Washington study of eligible voters indicate that partiality for whites over blacks is the strongest in the least politically-partisan voters and racial biases against President Barack Obama could produce up to a 20 percent gap in the popular vote in an otherwise equal contest.
"Although they may not determine the election outcome, race...
October 20th, 2012
Written by Steve Douglas -... in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
LONDON (AP) — Damaged by a yearlong racism case involving John Terry, English soccer will ask Premier League players to don anti-racism T-shirts during the warm-up for matches this weekend.
Football Association chairman David Bernstein said Friday that Terry's decision not to contest a four-match ban for racially abusing an opponent during a league game "hopefully brings to a close a difficult...
October 20th, 2012
Written by Peter Santilli ... in Latest News, "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,
What does the election of the first black president mean to you?
~American Voters
Dear American Voters,
NEW YORK (AP) — When theatergoers arrive at "Dispatches from (A)mended America," they're presented with four broadly phrased questions about race and personal identity, which appear in printed handouts and overhead projections.
The prelude is meant to jump-start a dialogue...