Category Archives: Race, racism and related issues

But There's No Racism in the Tea Party

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Lost in the whole Shirley Sherrod debacle was the impetus for Breitbart’s smear — the NAACP’s decision to call out the teabaggers for their unwillingness to disavow racism. The Sharrod smear was a desperate attempt to prove members of the NAACP were … Continue reading →

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A Strange and Bitter Fruit

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Jeffrey Lord has good news, America. You may have thought that Emmett Till and those like him who were killed by extrajudicial mobs were lynched. Killed in an effort not just to exact some sort of perverted justice, but to terrorize … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments

Q: What is a Black Man's Life Worth?

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Myca

A: A black mans’ life is worth 2-4 years of a white man’s life. I heard about the verdict just after my wife and I left Mandolin’s place, where we’d met her for lunch. As we drove north on 101, … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Prisons and Justice and Police, Race, racism and related issues, Whatever | 37 Comments

On Johannes Mehserle

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Julie

I’ve been trying to figure out what to say about this all night, but I think my feelings all boil down to this: Prosecutors in Los Angeles have not won a murder conviction in a police shooting case since 1983. … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Could Call This Muslim-Hating Video antisemitic…

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

…without getting into the whole question of whether the term antisemitism should apply only to Jews and without the complicating factor that not all Muslims are Semitic. Why? Because if you replace the word Muslim with the word Jew in … Continue reading →

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Get Them While They’re Young: An Idea Toward Creating An Anti-Prejudice Future

Posted on June 7, 2010 by the angry black woman

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The recent incident with the Arizona elementary school mural and the city councilman who hated it with his racist, racist ways got me to thinking about how it always feels to me that no matter how many minds I change via this blog or through personal interactions, it still may not be enough. There are […]

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Tim Wise on "What Kind of Card is Race?"

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Mandolin

Read the whole thing, but here are some highlights: That bringing up racism (even with copious documentation) is far from an effective “card” to play in order to garner sympathy, is evidenced by the way in which few people even … Continue reading →

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Tim Wise on "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege"*

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Mandolin

Read the whole thing. Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some … Continue reading →

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The Race and Class of Schizophrenia

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Mandolin

Back in January, Nojojojo made a post on her livejournal that I found insightful. I asked her for permission to share it with Alas readers which she granted–and I apologize for not getting to it before now. Nojojojo quotes Melissa … Continue reading →

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Disgusting

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Before I begin this post, let me apologize for the editorial cartoon that I am posting in it. This post is about the cartoon, and so the image must be posted; that said, I am so disgusted by the image … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 66 Comments