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    Ralph Ellison and the Floating Self

    MARCH 6, 2013 10:17AM

    By David Biddle


    Topics: race, identity, books, ralph ellison, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2361 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    What are the Real Burdens Faced by a Black President?

    OCTOBER 18, 2012 4:54PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: presidency, whiteness, african americans, race, culture, media, election, romney, obama, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 803 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    October's Familiar Surprises

    OCTOBER 3, 2012 1:02PM

    By Isaiah L. Carter


    Topics: race card, drudgereport, p2, daily caller, barack obama, race, 2012 election

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 5053 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    The "Obama Phone" Lady vs. Angry White Men with Guns

    OCTOBER 2, 2012 10:57AM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: election, tea party gop, romney, obama, media, race, guns, gun culture, politics, right wing echo chamber

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 4326 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Yes, Biden Can Talk to Blacks in Ways That the GOP Cannot

    AUGUST 22, 2012 3:50PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, media, elections, joe biden, president obama, mitt romney, race, racism, african americans, language, rhetoric

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 7880 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    "Niggerization": Toure was Right About Romney's Race Baiting

    AUGUST 17, 2012 1:10PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: race, election, romney, obama, racial appeals, msnbc, toure, media, culture, african americans

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 16492 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Romney's "Dog Whistles" Are Clear to White Racists Online

    AUGUST 9, 2012 2:42PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, 2012 campaign, welfare reform, racism, white nationalists, race, media, obama, romney, tea party gop, election

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3248 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Wade Michael Page and the two Americas

    AUGUST 6, 2012 4:16PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: wisconsin, whites, white supremacists, white supremacism, white people, wade page, wade michael page, utopian visions, utopian vision, utopian, utopia, universopolis, theocracy, statue of liberty, southern poverty law center, skinheads, skinhead, sikhs, sikhism, sikh, racists, racism, race, patriarchy, nazi germany, latin america, la raza cósmica, josé vasconcelos, e pluribus unum, 'the cosmic race

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 3812 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    White Supremacists Reflect on the Sikh Temple Massacre

    AUGUST 6, 2012 2:03PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: race, culture, guns, violence, white racism, white supremacists, whiteness, sikh temple massacre, wade michael page

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2525 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Did President Obama's "Free" Black Ancestors Own Slaves?

    AUGUST 1, 2012 2:59PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: african americans, john punch, united states history, slavery, president barack obama, family history, genealogy, culture, race

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 7134 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Questions Unasked: James Holmes and White (Male) Privilege

    JULY 23, 2012 2:10PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: culture, race, white privilege, whiteness, popular culture, batman, colorado shooting, james holmes, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 751 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Getting Out the Vote 1964

    JULY 16, 2012 9:07AM

    By geezerchick


    Topics: politics, class, race, getting out the vote, babysitting, voting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 5623 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Hemp Babies

    JULY 3, 2012 3:43PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: president barack obama., george w. bush, heroin, crack cocaine, michele leonhardt, african americans, 4th amendment, war on drugs, drug war, justice department, dea, nausea, medical marijuana, anti anxiety medication, alcohol, ethyl alcohal, dr. john spangler, winston-salem, wake forest university, dr. peter fried, ottaw prenatal prospective project, scientific studies, jamaica, dr. melanie dreher, thc, university of north carolina chapel hill, university of california san francisco, dr. carl seashore, profiling, discrimination, race, healthcare, poverty, risk factors, north carolina, cvs, aveeno, johnson and johnson, false positives, newborn babies, hospitals, courts, child protecitive services, law enforcement, drug use, drug testing, public policy, marijuana

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1542 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Being Black at Burning Man

    MAY 25, 2012 9:52AM

    By Jeanine T. Abraham


    Topics: feminism, identity, race, burning man, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 4588 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Why's Rihanna in Battleship instead of a minority *actress*?

    MAY 15, 2012 1:12PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: battleship, peter berg, rihanna, summer 2012, taylor kitsch, universal, race, gender, politics, movies, entertainment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 5117 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Let's Liberate the Slavery Artifacts for Sale on Ebay

    MAY 11, 2012 12:42PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: race, civil rights, slavery, material culture, exploitation, african americans

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 4690 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Further Proof that Racism is Not an "Opinion"

    MAY 1, 2012 3:07PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: police brutality, public opinion, civil rights, racial equality, racial justice, race

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 3692 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    George Zimmerman: Right-wing American Jesus and Martyr

    APRIL 27, 2012 11:14AM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: culture, racism, law, civil rights, media, reuters, race, trayvon martin

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 4152 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    George Zimmerman: I am Sorry Your Son Ran Into My Bullet

    APRIL 23, 2012 4:39PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, george zimmerman, race, crime, law, civil rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 7252 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Trouble in Sanford! Negroes Plot Revenge for Trayvon Martin!

    APRIL 6, 2012 2:29PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: trayvon martin, media, race, history, civil rights, law, racism, culture

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