Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues

Cartoon: I Voted For Obama!

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, and can spare it, please support my Patreon. A $1 pledge matters a lot to me. I’ve seen this come up more than once – whites talking about voting for Obama in response to questions … Continue reading →

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Cartoon for MLK Jr Day

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Ampersand

This cartoon was posted today on The Nib. If you enjoy my cartoons, and can spare it, please support them on Patreon! A $1 pledge means a lot. The legacy of MLK Jr. is awe-inspiring, but cannot be summarized in … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Our (Shit)Whole Immigration Policy

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Ampersand

A new cartoon on Spliter today! If you enjoy these cartoons, and you can spare it, please support my Patreon! A $1 pledge means a lot. This is definitely a strange month for me! Normally four out of four cartoons … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: White Lies

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, and can spare it, please support them at Patreon. A $1 pledge means a lot. This cartoon is actually a sequel, to this other cartoon I did at least a decade ago. It’s interesting (to … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Ghost of Rehnquist

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge makes a big difference to me. It seems like it happens every few weeks – a policeman shoots an unarmed civilian (more often than not … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Back To The Future (Of Racism)

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Ampersand

Please support these cartoons on Patreon! Even a $1 pledge matters a lot. This cartoon was originally published on The Splinter. Thanks, Splinter! There’s an adage I’ve seen around; I’ve seen it put various ways, but always from Black writers. … Continue reading →

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Trying to Write After Charlottesville

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

(The beginning of this post has been edited, twice, because I accidentally posted, and then sloppily edited the first time, the wrong draft.) I’ve been trying to write something in response to Charlottesville for the past two weeks, but I’ve … Continue reading →

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from “The Lines That Antisemitism and Racism Draw”

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Today is Shabbat Nachamu, the Sabbath of Consolation. Last year at this time, I was on a family vacation in Europe, sitting in our host’s dining room in Sweden, early in the morning while everyone else was still asleep, and … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: N-World Alternatives For White Pundits

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! Even a dollar pledge means a lot to me. This cartoon is lampooning two things I’ve seen right-wingers do: First, claim that it’s racist that Black people but not white … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: How is THAT Racist?

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy my cartoons, please support them on Patreon! Even a pledge of $1 means a bunch to me. Transcript of Cartoon Panel 1 is a title panel, with nothing but lettering. LETTERING: White People Ask… How is THAT … Continue reading →

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