Category Archives: Race

Reading Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen”

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

From page 49: “Not long ago you are in a room where someone asks the philosopher Judith Butler what makes language hurtful…Our very being exposes us to the address of others, she answers. We suffer from the condition of being … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-racism, Anti-Semitism, Race, Racism | 1 Comment

Stop Touching Her Hair, White People!

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Ampersand

Transcript: Panel 1 There are two women in this panel, a white woman and a black woman. Both are smiling. CAPTION: MONDAY White woman: Your hair is so beautiful! Can I touch it? Black woman: Thanks, but no. Panel 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 9 Comments