My failed attempt at talking about race with civility
I'm trying to embrace a new "civil" era in politics, but who can stay calm talking about Bachmann and Santorum?
Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 5:53 PM UTC 13Life This Week in Blackness
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Kelley Williams-Bolar: Mom jailed for wanting to give kids a better life
A poor black woman broke the law to send her children to a rich white school. Is her punishment really justice?
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 9:51 PM UTC 189Life Education, Race
The N-word belongs in “Huckleberry Finn”
The new censored version of the classic book is a cowardly attempt by Americans to avoid their own tortured history
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011 10:30 PM UTC 62Life This Week in Blackness, Race
George W. Bush doesn’t care about earthlings
The only plausible explanation for our former president's ridiculous comment about Kanye West: He's an alien
Friday, Nov 5, 2010 9:29 PM UTC 11Life This Week in Blackness
Tea Party candidate spills black men’s secrets
Old, white Republican Al Reynolds rips the lid off African-Americans who sell drugs rather than go to college
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 7:55 PM UTC 11Life This Week in Blackness, Race
Obama isn’t the Last Airbender, OK?
I'm annoyed and disappointed by Democrats, too, but I'm not suffering an "enthusiasm gap," and I don't expect magic
Friday, Oct 8, 2010 9:01 PM UTC 181Life This Week in Blackness
Black people and white people are different
If I sound like I'm launching into a comedy routine, it's because our conversations about race can be a real joke
Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 6:29 PM UTC 55Life This Week in Blackness, Race
Yay! Racism is over!
Some Americans may think that black people need to stop complaining. Here's why I won't
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 6:32 PM UTC 59Life This Week in Blackness, Race
Why Dr. Laura can’t say whatever she wants
The radio host's resignation shows that some people still don't get it: In America, some words are off-limits
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 8:19 PM UTC 92Life This Week in Blackness, Race
How to scare white people
Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the other right-wing fear-mongers know what subject riles up the masses: Race
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 6:10 PM UTC 42Life This Week in Blackness, Race
The blackest summer ever
I untangle our "conversation about race," from "crazy uncle" Jesse Jackson to accusations of Tea Party prejudice
Wednesday, Aug 4, 2010 9:10 PM UTC 17Life This Week in Blackness, Race
Brunching while black
The birth of #webrunchhard
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 5:45 PM UTC 18Life This Week in Blackness
13 black truths
It's the 21st century, folks. You really ought to know this stuff
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 7:50 PM UTC 46All Salon This Week in Blackness, Race
Outrage fatigue
Whites-only basketball? Unlimited corporate political spending? And it's only Tuesday
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010 4:27 PM UTC 24Life This Week in Blackness
You call that a conversation about race?
In "Obama's America," please don't offer us watermelon!
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 9:20 PM UTC 10Life This Week in Blackness, MSNBC
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