How Edwin Lyngar became disenchanted with the right-wing political climate in which he was raised.
Merion’s White Stained Past
June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Merion Golf Club hosted the 113th U.S. Open this weekend. Despite all the encomiums to its place in golf’s history, Travis Timmons reminds us not to overlook the less savory aspects of its past.
Rise of the Superwomen [OpEd]
June 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
John Edale warns that those of us who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
The Complexity of Violence in the Media
June 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
What news sources often paint as simple black-and-white, good-and-bad stories are rarely that, and Trayvon Martin’s murder reminds us of that.
The Proper Way To Be Black
June 11, 2013 by 13 Comments
Apparently, there is an appropriate way to be a black man in 2013. Christian Coleman wants to discuss why it is that he doesn’t give a damn.
About More Than Race: The Cheerios Ad
June 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
Julianna Romanazzi takes a deeper into the relationships in the commercial from one of America’s favorite cereals.
D.C. Cabs Discriminate Against Black Passengers
June 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
WUSA 9 runs a three-week-long test to see if cab drivers in Washington, D.C., show discrimination towards black people, and what they caught on camera is shocking.
Judge Rules Unflattering Details About Trayvon Martin Not Allowed From Zimmerman Defense Team
May 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A Florida judge ruled that George Zimmerman’s defense team will not be allowed to introduce “reputation-damaging evidence” about the slain teenager.
Ghettotainment: Charles Ramsey and the Rise of Racial Tourism
May 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Nico Lang wonders if the real reason we’re interested in Charles Ramsey is not because he’s a hero, but rather because he confirms our stereotype of the “hilarious Black neighbor.”
Walmart Security Accuses Father of Kidnapping His Own Biracial Children
May 22, 2013 by 10 Comments
A Virginia man was accused of kidnapping his own children last week because, according to Walmart security, a white man with biracial children just didn’t “match up.”
Dirty Little Secrets: Men, Trauma, and Mental Health
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
After his father was declared an enemy of the state in Uganda, his family fled. Now a successful consultant and men’s group leader, Kenny D’Cruz continues to heal from a life marked by persecution and mental illness.
New Orleans: The Site of a Mass Shooting on Mother’s Day That You Probably Never Even Heard About
May 16, 2013 by 4 Comments
What sort of media attention should be devoted to the survivors and perpetrators of a mass shooting at a parade, where 19 people were injured? American media answers with deafening silence.
Serie A Match Stopped Due to Racist Chant
May 14, 2013 by 2 Comments
European football is plagued by violence and racism, an epidemic that seems to infect primarily young, unemployed men.
Danny Brown’s Availability
May 13, 2013 by 34 Comments
White women assuming sexual power over black men is not a new story, says Robert Reece, of news that Danny Brown received unwanted oral sex on stage.
Fear in Watertown
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Love, Recorded” during one crazy week in the Boston area. Was the fear the same for everyone?
Locked Down for Having Dreadlocks
May 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Injustices, large and small, abound in prison. California prison inmate Spoon Jackson, a teacher and poet, is wrongly identified as a gang member and placed on lockdown.
“My ex-wife knew, on some level, that I was gay, at the time we got married. We both were in such denial.”
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