The university has petitioned to remove the condition that the recipient must be "a person of the Caucasian race"
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:14 PM UTC
Life Race, columbia university
The forgotten kidnapping victims show our obsession with missing white women is about not just race but class
Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 8, 2013 9:05 PM UTC
News Charles Ramsey, Gina DeJesus
As Biden speaks at event named for Old Hickory tonight, more appalling stories show party should dump him as icon
Steve Yoder Friday, May 3, 2013 3:48 PM UTC
Elections Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
UPDATED: Critics call a Mountain Dew ad racist -- but the joke could be on them VIDEO
Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Life Video, Advertising, Odd Future
The default belief that the white experience is a neutral and objective one hurts both white and American culture
Kartina Richardson Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Lena Dunham, Harmony Korine, Race
Whatever their racial status, they seem to resemble young American mass murderers more than al-Qaida members
Joan Walsh Monday, Apr 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
News al qaeda, Dzhokhar Tsarneav
Between a Saudi student's profiling and irresponsible CNN and NY Post reports, our nation's bigotry is on display
David Sirota Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Media Race, Martin Luther King, Jr.
In debate hosted by Salon, Breitbart's Ben Shapiro mixes it up with David Sirota about the Boston terrorist's race
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 7:31 PM UTC
Media Ben Shapiro, David Sirota
During a week of accidental racism, the comedian points out how race affected his comedy
Prachi Gupta Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 4:31 PM UTC
Entertainment Louis C.K., Race
College sports is not a distraction from society's struggles -- it's a business that embodies them
David Sirota Monday, Apr 8, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Entertainment NCAA, ncaa basketball
Discussing America’s soon-to-be newest minority with care and respect, not stereotyping and scorn
Joan Walsh Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 7:26 PM UTC
News
A Media Research Center staffer says John Boehner is darker-skinned than the new MSNBC host
Joan Walsh Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:23 PM UTC
News Karen Finney, tim graham
The conservative media mouthpiece would like you to know that he does not think Karen Finney is black enough
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:21 PM UTC
Oscars tim graham, Race, Racism
Meet the right-wing non-lawyer who may get the Supreme Court to kill affirmative action and voting rights
Alex Seitz-Wald Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Politics Supreme Court, Ed Blum
A new ad from a black conservative group sees echoes of Jim Crow in proposals to expand background checks VIDEO
Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 4:24 PM UTC
Politics Video, Gun Control, Guns, Race
A daughter of the South says the region is changing more than even those who live there realize
Laura Miller Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 10:30 PM UTC
Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
In an ongoing revisionist history effort, Southern schools and churches still pretend the war wasn't about slavery
Tracy Thompson Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Life Books, Civil War, South, Race
The anniversary of Bloody Sunday brings key lessons for today's voting rights movement
Gary May Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 7:49 PM UTC
Politics Selma, Voting Rights, Race
The way to stop filling up prisons is to end the War on Drugs, curb inequality and change our perspective on class
Mugambi Jouet Friday, Mar 1, 2013 9:23 PM UTC
Politics Criminal Justice System
If the Scalia wing strikes down the Voting Rights Act, it thinks we're beyond our history of racial bias
Paul Campos Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:41 PM UTC
Politics Supreme Court, Race