You know just how scholarly a policy paper is when it is studded with a clichéd expression like “we need to have a conversation about …” The pop-phrase is familiar from these farcical usages:
“We need to have a conversation … Read the rest
Tag: race
The browning of America
A review of Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America, by William H. Frey. By Christopher Caldwell
“We believe our diversity, our differences, when joined together by a common set of ideals, makes us stronger, makes us more … Read the rest
Jared Taylor: What my book ‘White Identity’ is all about
I was nine years old and knew nothing about boxing, but my eye was caught by a newspaper picture of the victorious Patterson standing over Johansson, out cold on the canvas.
I read the article and asked my father if … Read the rest
New York fireman to lose his job for wearing a “Merit matters” T-shirt
A T-shirt could cost this firefighter his job.
A judge has recommended the FDNY sack Brooklyn firefighter Thomas Buttaro for wearing anti-affirmative-action T-shirts to work, creating what she called a hostile work environment.
“The FDNY is a para-military organization and … Read the rest
Even if you don’t see race, you’re still racist – Guardian columnist
People love to tell me that they often forget that I’m black. They say this with a sort of “a-ha!” look on their faces, as if their dawning ability to see my blackness was a gift to us both.
When … Read the rest
Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg haunted by racial incident from 30 years ago
Just 16 in 1988, the boy who would become film star Mark Wahlberg assaulted two Asian men while trying to steal two cases of beer from a convenience store.
More than 25 years later, Wahlberg, a devout Catholic and philanthropist, … Read the rest
2014: The year of living racially
My man Richard Sherman said something that kicked off the 2014, year-round, banal, racial back-and-forth that parades as debate in the U.S.
Other than that the Seattle Seahawks are my team, on account that they’re from my neck of the … Read the rest
‘Racist’ Israeli group campaigns against Jewish-Arab marriages
A far-right Israeli group that agitates against Arabs in the name of religion and national security is forcing the Jewish state into a legal and political balancing act as it tries to contain sectarian violence.
Among their activities, Lehava activists … Read the rest
International movie audiences ‘racist’ – leaked Sony email
An unnamed producer wrote in an email to Sony chairman Michael Lynton that films with black actors — using Denzel Washington in The Equalizer as an example — don’t perform well because the international audiences are “racist,” according to documents … Read the rest
Dead Indian baby found on rubbish dump
A newborn baby boy was found dead and abandoned at a dumping site alongside Newlands West Drive, yesterday morning.
The baby is of Indian descent and was spotted by a resident who immediately contacted the police.
Newlands East SAPS VISPOL … Read the rest
White flight in Hartford
The shrinking population of white students in Hartford’s suburbs is complicating efforts to comply with Connecticut’s landmark school desegregation settlement — and even making it harder for some of the capital city’s students to attend new schools created to help … Read the rest
Ferguson: Thankful for the Founding Fathers’ legal legacy
Grand-jury deliberations were conducted behind closed doors. The decision was announced at night. It was too dark. Jurors were given too much information to absorb. The St. Louis County prosecuting attorney was not sufficiently involved in the proceedings. The latter, … Read the rest
Diatribe on white privilege is racist
The idea of white privilege is so simplistic it’s frightening. Ignoring the past for a moment, let me share some viewpoints on the present.
With the distortions created through BEE, white males sit right at the very bottom of the … Read the rest
Wits University concerned about rise in racial consciousness in South Africa
The Wits Centre for Diversity Studies on Friday expressed concern at the number of racial incidents across South Africa over the past few months.
“South Africa has not entered a post-racial, colour-blind era,” centre director Professor Melissa Steyn said in … Read the rest