Archive for category racism
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.
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 new racist
~Dallas Morning News’ Trail Blazers blog
At the Texas Republican Convention this past weekend one vendor was selling the pin that appears with this post. (If you can’t see the photo, the pin reads, “If Obama is President… will we still call it The White House?”)
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.
‘The Matrix’ Themes Applied To The Black World Experience
Posted by taino8632 in african-american, analysis, racism on June 16th, 2008
Racism and Mis-Education (Reloaded)
~blackstate.com
“…The Matrix movies can have particular meaning. A major theme in the movies is the need to free one’s mind to see the reality of the world in order to overcome oppression.”
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.”
Sen. Robert Menendez decries ICE ‘witch hunt’ of Latinos
Posted by taino8632 in civil rights, happenings, immigration, latino, racism on June 13th, 2008
~Los Angeles Times
“…Our legitimate desire to get control over our borders has too often turned into a witch hunt against Hispanic Americans and other people of color…”
A Different State of Race Relations
Posted by taino8632 in analysis, demography, politics, racism on June 11th, 2008
With Few Blacks Living There, Utah Is Feeling Its Way
~Washington Post
Earlier this year, a state senator stood on the statehouse floor here and spoke disparagingly of a pending bill. “This baby is black,” said Sen. Chris Buttars, a Republican, adding, “It’s a dark, ugly thing.”
