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What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Politics, Youth Vote, Activism, People of Color, Occupy Wall Street, Millennials, Occupy, Race, Youth Activism, Occupy Movement, Minorities, Politics News

Today, Colorlines.com's publisher, the Applied Research Center, released "Millennials, Activism and Race," a report on the motivations of young people...

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Post-Whiteness

Darnell L. Moore | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Obama Post-Racial, Whiteness, Race, Blackness, Post-Racial, Post Racial America, President Barack Obama, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News

Whose bodies and lives will this grand social vision of a post-racial world benefit especially when considering the counter-investment in notions of "blackness" that post-racial propagandists seem to maintain?

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Being a Haitian College Student in America

Uloop | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Race, College, Haiti, Florida State University, Heritage, College News

This adjustment started at the peak of my adolescence, when I moved to the U.S. After introductions, I had to explain who I was and why I didn't fit their expectation of a Haitian girl. I'm often referred to as the "white Haitian" or the "light-skinned chick."

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A Democracy of Diversity

Maya Wiley | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Racism, Census Bureau, Obama, Race, Demographics, Birth Rate, Bv-Politics, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Black Voices News

Reading about the Reverend Wright attack ads, it's clear to me that we are all still fearful of confronting our own racial anxieties. They remind me just how far we've come as a country but also how much further we need to go.

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Conservatives Freaking Out Over 'Race War'

BuzzFeed | McKay Coppins | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Racism, Race, Media News

If you've spent much time consuming conservative media lately, you've probably learned about a slow-burning "race war" going on in America today. Sewi...

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Will The Changing Face Of The Nation Spur Hate Group Participation?

Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Video, Hate, Hate Groups, US Census Bureau, Elections 2012, Latino Population, Minority Population, Southern Poverty Law Center, Race, Slidepollajax, Milita Groups, Barack Obama, Latino Voices News

While the U.S. Census Bureau’s longtime prediction that the size of the country’s racial and ethnic groups will together surpass that of the non-H...

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GOP Legislator Blames 'Black Youth Mobs' For Attacks

North Baltimore Patch | Bryan P. Sears and Adam Bednar | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Baltimore, Maryland Politics, Crime, Baltimore Crime, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Race Relations, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Pat Mcdonough, Race, Pat Mcdonough Baltimore, Politics News

The Inner Harbor area of Baltimore City is being terrorized by "black youth mobs" and city and state officials are "covering it up," according to one ...

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Black-on-White Crime and the Reasons for a Media Double-Standard

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Virginia, Rush Limbaugh, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Media, Cable News, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Southern Strategy, Fox News Channel, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Norfolk, Media News

Yes, there's a double-standard. And until there's full equality and the long slow process of racial healing is completed, the double-standard has to remain.

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Around The World in 10 Photos

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Photos, Photography, Australia, World, Olympics, World Photos, Race, Pirate Party, Runners, Germany, Jewish, Oil, Muslims, Syria, China, World News

From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th...

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Stumbling Toward Diversity

Ester Bloom | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Television, Grey's Anatomy, Girls Hbo, Entertainment, Shonda Rhimes, Judd Apatow, Pop Culture, Race, Diversity, Movies, Lena Dunham, Culture News

This is not about Lena Dunham; this is about our culture, and how much more we will all benefit from color-blind casting in our media and, hopefully, in our lives.

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It Really is Okay to Earn the Black Vote, Mr. President

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Politics, Immigration Reform, Michelle Obama, Michele Bachmann, President Obama, Lgbtq, African-Americans, Barney Frank, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Race, Race-Relations, Gay Marriage, Rusty Depass, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News

The inconvenient truth about being the first Black president is the Black part. It seems America wants all of the credit for electing a man of color to the Oval Office but wants no part of the reality that race still matters in America.

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GOP Candidate Hosts Cross Burning Event

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Bonner County. Bonner County Idaho, Video, Shaun Winkler, Shaun Winkler White Supremacist, Shaun Winkler Bonner County Idaho, Shaun Winkler Idaho Sheriff, Racism, Race, Shaun Winkler Idaho, Shaun Winkler Bonner County, Shaun Winkler Cross Burning, Politics News

Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist in Idaho running as a Republican for Bonner County sheriff, is defending his recent cross burning ceremony, after h...

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Who Passes Into The Hunger Games' Future?

Marcia Dawkins | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Mixed Race, Suzanne Collins, Racial-Passing, Racism, Casting, Race, The Hunger Games, Jesse Williams, Entertainment News

Some fans have launched a campaign to see that actor Jesse Williams gets cast as Finnick. This happens all the time in Hollywood. So what's the big deal? Well, to begin with the character's color, or lack of it, depending on how you see him, is striking.

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Blogger Fired For Calling Black Studies 'Victimization Claptrap'

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Chronicle of Higher Education Blog, African-American Studies, Chronicle of Higher Education Brainstorm, American Universities, Race, African American Studies, Education, Naomi-Schaefer-Riley, Black Studies Programs, College, Bv-Politics, Chronicle of Higher Education, African Studies, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Naomi Schaefer RIley, Black Studies, Chronicle of Higher Education Blogger, Black Voices News

The Chronicle of Higher Education dismissed one of its bloggers after outcry over a blog post she wrote questioning the legitimacy of black studies as...

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I Am White

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Unity, Whites, Treyvon Martin, Jews, Language, George Zimmerman, Latin America, Ethnicity, Pew Research Center, Mexico, Ray Romano, American., Hispanics, Rachel Welch, Minority, Race, American Family, Italians, Latino Voices News

I would rather call myself an American. But if you press me, if you really want me to adopt a label, for the sake of equality and freedom I will tell you: I am white.

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WATCH: Comedian Slams Kutcher's Racist Ad

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Ashton Kutcher Pop Chips, Video, Funny Videos, Pop Chips, Racism, Hasan Minhaj Ashton Kutcher, Race, Hasan Minhaj, Ashton Kutcher, Comedy News

Ashton Kutcher found himself in hot water last week after a viral ad for Pop Chips featuring the actor in brownface stirred accusations of racism and ...

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Race, Religion Collide In 2012 Battle

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON and RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Religion, Race Religion 2012 Election, Video, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Mormon, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Obama, Mitt Romney Religion, Barack Obama 2012, Race, Politics News

How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Chr...

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Racism Study Yields Big Surprise About Bias In Babies

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Faces Study, Racist Babies, Video, Racial Bias, Nine Month Olds, Bias, Toddlers, Racism, Race, Racism Research, Science News

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/04/2012 09:51 AM EDT on LiveScience Adults have more difficulty recognizing faces that ...

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Could Gaddafi Scandal Bring Down Sarkozy?

Elena Ulansky | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Fight, Win, Controversy, Muammar Gaddafi, Sarkozy, French Elections 2012, Presidential Debates, Race, Scandal, Lose, President, World News

The second round of the French campaign, a.k.a. "le second tour," fought between now and the runoff May 6 is indeed a compelling race. The main quest...

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Remembering Revolution: A Few Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots/Uprising.

Javon Johnson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Los Angeles Riots, Remembering, Uprising, Race, Class, Los Angeles, Culture, Bv-Politics, Los Angeles Riots: 20 Years Later, Lame Duck Session, Black Voices News

As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of one of the most significant human events in recent history, many are asking if we are better off now than just two decades before. While I understand the impetus for this kind of thinking, the question is far too simplistic.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter?

Michelle Persad | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Mothers Day 2012, Mother Daughter Relationships, Mother, Appearance, Mother Daughter, Family Resemblance, Mothers Day, Race, Family, Mother's Day 2012, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Women News

I don't even mind that some people, when informed that I'm my mother's child, might think I'm adopted. I don't mind that it looks like she chose me.

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What if Zimmerman Gets an All White Jury?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: All White Juries, Trials, George Zimmerman, Race, Justice, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman Jury, Zimmerman Trial, Politics News

The Zimmerman case jury may be fair and impartial. But to pretend that racial bias doesn't exist in racially charged trials is self-serving and dangerous. His case could again cast an ugly glare on jury race bias.

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Congresswoman Calls Police After Threatening Calls

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Video, Tea Party Racism, Bv-Politics, The Blaze, Yvette Clarke Tea Party, Racism, Glenn Beck, Race, Breitbart Tv, Tea Party, Yvette Clarke, Politics News

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) notified the Capitol Police Thursday after receiving threatening phone calls, after a video of her appearing to criticize ...

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How Asians See America

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Video, Representation, Race, Slidepollajax, China, Museum of Chinese in America, Teenagers, America Through a Chinese Lens, Boredom, Arts News

In the film "Chungking Express," the actress Faye Wong listens to the Mamas and the Papas hit "California Dreaming" on repeat while she works odd hour...

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Striving For Racial Harmony At Evangelical Colleges

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Christian Colleges, Cedarville University, North Park University, Multicultural, Race, Randal Jenks, Joshua Canada, Racial Reconciliation, Westmont College, Eastern University, Robert Reyes, Nyack College, Denise Isom, Racism, Entrada Scholars, Faith, Universities, Jon Purple, Hispanic, George Fox University, Carl Ruby, Taylor University, Nate Mouttet, George Yancey, Goshen College, Dante Upshaw, Biola University, Glen Kinoshita, Joel Perez, Carmille Akande, Calvin College, Monica Smith, Moody Bible Institute, Sam Barkat, Wheaton College, African American, Higher Education, Diversity, Cccu, Race Relations, Religion News

If Christian colleges are serious about moving forward in their diversity efforts, they need to listen to and empower the diversity officers on their campuses.

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