Race

I’m black, and I forgive Paula Deen

I'm disappointed by what she said. But maybe this is what an "honest dialogue" about race really looks like

Robin R. Ford Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:35 PM UTC 368
Life Paula Deen, Race, Food Network

Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story

Painting Rachel Jeantel as "combative" is a classic way to discredit the validity of black women's traumas

Brittney Cooper Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:01 PM UTC 1230
Politics Trayvon Martin

A no-lose fix for the Voting Rights Act

Make Section 4 -- and federal pre-clearance of changes in electoral laws -- apply to all 50 states

Michael Lind Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:45 PM UTC 32
Politics Voting Rights, voting

Crackers, please…

Who cares if Trayvon Martin called George Zimmerman a “creepy ass cracker”? White grievance-mongers, that’s who

Joan Walsh Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:28 PM UTC 785
News Trayvon Martin

Krist Novoselic: How to protect minority votes after the Voting Rights decision

Nirvana's former bassist is working to enhance U.S. democracy. Here's his plan to ensure fair representation voting

Krist Novoselic Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Politics nirvana, Voting Rights

The ugly SCOTUS voting rights flim-flam

The fact that black voters beat back modern suppression efforts in 2012 must mean they don’t need protection!

Joan Walsh Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 8:07 PM UTC 157
News Voting Rights Act, SCOTUS

SCOTUS strikes down key part of the Voting Rights Act

The Court ordered Congress to fix Section 4 of the landmark law banning racial discrimination at the polls

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 2:41 PM UTC 24
Politics Voting Rights, Race

Could SCOTUS ruling actually endanger affirmative action policies?

The policy's advocates are hailing the Court's decision -- but there might be a long-term downside

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:07 PM UTC
Politics Supreme Court

How workplace harassers won big

Two SCOTUS decisions today make it even harder to sue over on-the-job discrimination. Here's what you should know

Irin Carmon Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:13 PM UTC 31
Politics Discrimination

Supreme Court: Race still matters

SCOTUS punts a big affirmative action case, but acknowledges a "compelling interest" in promoting diversity

Sally Kohn Monday, Jun 24, 2013 5:15 PM UTC 10
Politics Affirmative Action

SCOTUS sends affirmative action back to the lower courts

The Court did not rule on the merits of the policy itself, but ordered a new hearing on the case

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jun 24, 2013 2:57 PM UTC
Politics Supreme Court

Paula Deen fans line up to support her, literally

Supporters queued outside of Deen's Georgia restaurant to defend her and the racist remarks that cost her a TV job

Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 5:17 PM UTC 43
Life Racism, Race, race in america

Paula Deen’s racism isn’t shocking at all

For people of color, the question isn't if someone will reveal their racial bias -- it's when

Roxane Gay Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 7:52 PM UTC 412
Life Paula Deen, Race, Racism

White suburban soccer moms love NSA surveillance!

Why should they care if the government has their data? They don't fear becoming innocent targets of persecution

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 97
Technology NSA, suburbs, Surveillance, Spying

Suddenly, white people care about privacy incursions

For many, government surveillance has been a regular part of life, especially since 9/11. So, why the outrage now?

Mohamad Tabbaa Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 57
Politics Privacy, privacy controls

Deaths exceed births among white Americans for first time ever

Demographers say non-Hispanic whites will be a minority in America by 2050

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 1:19 PM UTC 75
Life Race, ethnicity, Demographics

“Ability grouping” returns to the classroom

The controversial practice of clustering students by learning strengths and weaknesses is back in favor

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 1:14 PM UTC 24
Life Education, ability grouping, Race

Study: Liberals, conservatives see mixed-race people differently

Research suggests right-wingers are more likely to interpret racially ambiguous faces as black rather than white

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 63
Life Pacific Standard, Race, Liberals

Daily Caller deletes tweet with racial acronym

The conservative website tweets, then deletes a reference to HNIC -- "head nigger in charge"

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:25 PM UTC
Politics Daily Caller, Race

Report: Diversity in elite professions stagnating

A new report reveals the percentage of African-American professionals in certain fields has not grown in 20 years

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:35 PM UTC
Business race in america, Race, diversity

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