Category Archives: Racism

The Cities Are Full Of, uh, “Crime”

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. From an article by Sara Libby in the San Francisco Chronicle: Trump and other members of his administration, while often using false or misleading statistics, have cited rampant crime as the justification … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 86 Comments

Cartoon: We Could Let In More Immigrants

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Ampersand

Immigration is great for the U.S.. It’s great for the economy. It’s great for our culture. Compared to those of us born here, immigrants are disproportionately of working age, disproportionately working, and disproportionately law-abiding. Immigrants are more likely to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Racism | 14 Comments

Cartoon: Too Petty To Talk About

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Ampersand

Another comic drawn by Mr. R. E. Ryan! In July 2023, Emily Yahr wrote an article in the Washington Post about the irony of Luke Comb’s cover of Tracy Chapman’s song “Fast Car” being a smash hit on the country … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The GOP’s Dream Speech

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by frequent collaborator Kevin Moore. From a 2022 article in the Pennsylvania News-Standard: “Critical race theory goes against everything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us, [which is] to not judge others by the color of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 4 Comments

Cartoon: What I Said CAN’T Be Racist Because…

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by my most frequent collaborator, Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: Coming up with 8 different character designs is one of the treats and challenges of drawing a cartoon like this. It’s either a fun exercise, or it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Racism | 41 Comments

“Scientific” Racism

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Ampersand

If you blah blah blah money blah blah blah support blah blah link. As a social fact, race is real. What race we’re seen as makes an enormous difference to how we’re treated, our odds of being in poverty, and … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-racism, antiracism, Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 1 Comment

Cartoon: Nobody Back Then Knew Slavery Was Wrong!

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, help us make more by supporting my Patreon! Or by casting helpful spells! This cartoon is, of course, drawn by Becky Hawkins, who did her usual wonderful job. Becky says: I feel like a dick … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 6 Comments

Cartoon: Racist Bones

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Ampersand

If you enjoy my cartoons, you could help me make more by supporting my Patreon! Lots of people making $1 and $2 pledges is how I make my living. I admit it: This cartoon is basically a dad joke. I … Continue reading →

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Cancel Culture, Mimi, Jimmy, and Cowards At The University of Tennessee

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ampersand

This story is dispiriting and ugly. (Alternate link). When she was in the ninth grade, Mimi (who is white) sent a friend a three-second video in which Mimi used the N-word. Ms. Groves had originally sent the video, in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism, norms of discourse, Racism, Society & Culture | 45 Comments

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