How Blackface Feeds White Supremacy | The New York Times
A racist caricature from 19th-century minstrel theater still haunts America.
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How a black man says he ‘outsmarted’ a neo-Nazi group and became their new leader | The Washington Post
Katie Mettler, The Washington Post One of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi groups in the United States appears to have an unlikely new leader: James Stern, a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP), Featured Image Without notifying his followers or even his inner circle, the longtime president of a legacy […]
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If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated
It was used and still can be used to make us hate ourselves
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Florida Pardons the Groveland Four, 70 Years After Jim Crow-Era Rape Case | The New York Times The Jim Crow-era case attracted widespread attention in 1949. Shortly after the rape was reported, mobs of white residents set fire to homes and property belonging to black families in the Groveland area.
The Jim Crow-era case attracted widespread attention in 1949. Shortly after the rape was reported, mobs of white residents set fire to homes and property belonging to black families in the Groveland area.
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The War on Black Athletes | The Atlantic Trump isn’t the first president to show such overt interest in sports, but he’s the only president in recent memory to attack athletes for their politics.
Trump isn’t the first president to show such overt interest in sports, but he’s the only president in recent memory to attack athletes for their politics.
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Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism | The New York Times African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias.
African-American workers have reported threats, humiliation and barriers to promotion at the plant. The automaker says there is no pattern of bias.
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Deconstructing Race in Western Painting | Hyperallergic The most interesting part of this excellent exhibition is its presentation of black modernists, for here we enter relatively unfamiliar territory.
The most interesting part of this excellent exhibition is its presentation of black modernists, for here we enter relatively unfamiliar territory.
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What led Chicago to shutter dozens of majority-black schools? Racism | The Guardian After Rahm Emanuel announced a wave of school closures in 2013, Chicagoans took to the streets in protest. But before we can understand whether the closings are racist, we must understand what racism is
After Rahm Emanuel announced a wave of school closures in 2013, Chicagoans took to the streets in protest. But before we can understand whether the closings are racist, we must understand what racism is.
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Revealed: the stark evidence of everyday racial bias in Britain | The Guardian Poll commissioned to launch series on unconscious bias shows gulf in negative experiences by ethnicity
Poll commissioned to launch series on unconscious bias shows gulf in negative experiences by ethnicity
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Senator Tim Scott Sinks Thomas Farr’s Judicial Nomination Amid Racial Controversy | The New York Times The Republican Party, Mr. Scott told reporters, is “not doing a very good job of avoiding the obvious potholes on race in America.”
The Republican Party, Mr. Scott told reporters, is “not doing a very good job of avoiding the obvious potholes on race in America.”
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