Posts Tagged ‘racist’

Racist rhetoric fuels hate crimes

Originally published on Indian Country Today. In Navajo culture, there is a teaching that “your words are like a prayer.” Words have the power to manifest our reality, to literally bring things into being. Growing up, our elders admonished us to be careful with our words, especially harsh words...

December 16th, 2010 | American Indians, Featured | Read More

Macacas and turban toppers: Xenophobic rhetoric and the 2010 elections

Over the past decade, immigrant and minority communities have become a political force, and candidates and elected officials are paying attention. In fact, communities of color are now a sizeable segment of the voting population, and an increasing number of minority candidates are seeking elected office. ...

November 3rd, 2010 | Featured, Racial Equity, US | Read More

Shirley Sherrod’s victory: A teachable moment on talking race

Shirley Sherrod should retire from the USDA, get her book deal, and tell her story. I certainly would not want to work for a group of people that were so quick to hang me out to dry. But seriously, Ms. Sherrod should pick the options that are best for her, because one of the many victories in this whole...

July 23rd, 2010 | Featured, Politics, Shirley Sherrod | Read More

Race and human trafficking in the U.S.: Unclear but undeniable

I watch and listen to the advocacy of human trafficking at rallies, on web sites, in government reports and NGO reports. The research and statistics on human trafficking in America are ambiguous, especially in relation to race and ethnicity. We need to explicitly recognize the connections between trafficking,...

May 10th, 2010 | Slavery/Human Trafficking | Read More

Is This Video Racist?

In a previous blog post, I argued that to determine if an expression of humor was racist, it is necessary to carefully examine it’s impact. In this post, I want to consider a particularly ambiguous case: Is this video racist? Let’s start with a little background information: The video was...

February 24th, 2010 | Featured | Read More

Bizarre ‘I’m A Racist’ Health Care Video

Political ad features voters ‘admitting’ they are racist An unknown political group has uploaded this video to YouTube.com under the username ‘IWANTYOURMONEYDOC’. The 60 second ad, titled ‘I guess I’m a racist,’ is getting a lot of attention today from both...

December 8th, 2009 | Talk About Race | Read More