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Same old thing - the politics of hate mongering
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, news, politics, racism, stupid people tricks on June 29th, 2008
Nader Deals from the Bottom of the Race Card Deck
~New America Media
Nader accused Obama of saying and doing nothing to threaten the white power structure. If Nader had stopped there he might have opened up a reasoned debate on whether Obama panders to corporate interests…He asked rhetorically, “Is it because he wants to talk white?”
3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias
Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views
~Washington Post
“…nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice…”
In a case of telling us what we already know, the Washington Post-ABC News poll lets us in on the nation’s little “secret”: race prejudice exists in the US.
Motivated by Obama, White Racists Increase Activity
White Racist Groups Increase Membership, Activity in Wake of Potential Obama Presidency
~blackamericaweb.com
The serious hatin’ on Barack Obama is in full force among racists in cyberspace and has spread to countless computers in homes across America.
Why Is TV So White?
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, analysis, asian-american, demography, history, latino, news on June 19th, 2008
~Entertainment Weekly
“…After nearly 10 years of working with diversity reps and outreach programs, the networks still primarily solve the problem by sprinkling nonwhite actors into white-led shows — often as a comedic sidekick or in guy-who-helps-the-main-guy-solve-a-crime roles…”
Rush Limbaugh Attacks Black Katrina victims and praises Whites as the Floods hit.
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, news, politics, racism, stupid people tricks on June 19th, 2008
~Crooks and Liars
“Limbaugh could not pass up the opportunity to once again trot out his old, well known disdain for poor blacks in the south who were victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. To hear Limbaugh describe it, Iowa is more American, more honorbale… you know… more white than Louisiana.”
The Color Test
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, analysis, demography, news, politics, pundits, racism on June 17th, 2008
~New York Times
“…where is the line? Does it change over time? And if it is definable, then how black can Mr. Obama be before he alienates white voters?…”
Whiteygate
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, analysis, news, racism, stupid people tricks on June 17th, 2008
What black people call white people…and it ain’t ‘whitey.’
~The Root
Whitey…Speaking as a person who has been black all of my 40-plus years on the planet, I can say with some authority that no self-respecting black, African-American, Negro, colored or even “there’s only one race: the human race” person I know would use the word.
Native Americans paying the price in search for knowledge
Posted by taino8632 in native american, news, politics, racism on June 14th, 2008
~ChicoSol
“They’ve dug us up, they’ve examined us, they’ve turned us inside out,” Angle said. “They’ve run us through carbon dating, DNA… whatever they can do to figure out what we looked like, what we ate, and how we survived all these years without European influence.”
Youngstown, Oh churches deal with racism
Posted by taino8632 in activism, antiracism, education, news, racism, the church on June 11th, 2008
People of many faith backgrounds participated in a discussion on race…
~vindy.com
“Racism is alive, but I don’t know how well it is,”
Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia
Posted by taino8632 in immigration, latino, news, racism on June 10th, 2008
~Atlanta Latino
“Less than a week after Rich Pellegrino called a group of human rights organizations together to protest the sale of a racist T-shirt, he received a shocking death threat at the door of his home.”
