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Race in Politics

When Images Became Action: What Barack Owes to Virgil, Cliff, Theo, and Other Fake Black People

Wyatt Closs | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment

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Wyatt Closs

When Barack was growing up, so too, was the recognition of images that would allow that age-old refrain "You could be President" to ring true. We now know it must be true. We saw it on television.

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Ken Blackwell, If Barack Obama is a Magic Negro, Then What Type of Negro Do They Think You Are?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

As an African American Republican, one of the irritations I have is with other Black Republicans who are apologists for racist actions and statements made by white Republican leaders.

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This Week in Blackness Episode 13 -- Black, Black, Blackity, Black.

Elon James White | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Elon James White

Comedian Elon James White talks about the wide spread notion of eliminating color when it comes to President-Elect Obama. Lets just say, he's not amused.

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Time to Rise Above Racism and Self-Interest

Rachel Farris | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home

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Rachel Farris

There are thousands of people in this country like my Uncle Billy, and they will go to the polls on November 4th with ignorance settled deep in their souls.

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Top McCain Advisor Learned Slime Tactics From Jesse Helms

Erik Ose | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

During the '84 NC Senate race, one of Helms' top aides responsible for implementing a gay-bashing strategy was McCain advisor Charlie Black.

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Sam Stein

Some Conservatives See Race In Powell's Obama Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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Colin Powell's decision to endorse Barack Obama has sparked a mini-debate of sorts over both the significance of the endorsement itself and the role t...

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Conservatives' Race-Baiting Miscalculation

John Ridley | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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John Ridley

From not-so-subtle euphemisms to open slurring, how much is conservative race-baiting going to cost the Republicans? Probably the presidency.

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Bradley Who? Here Comes the Obama Effect

Daniel Okrent | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Daniel Okrent

Everyone's fretting that the dreaded Bradley Effect will turn up in this election. But there's another shoe to drop on this issue -- and it may change the electoral map for years to come.

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Obama's "Black Tax"

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Michael Fauntroy

Racial prejudice has long led people to vote against their self-interest. Don't expect these extraordinary times to miraculously bring clarity to some voters. Old habits are hard to break.

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Arab Political Cartoons Portray Candidates In Pocket Of Israel

James Sanders | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Star of David, Israel Lobby, Middle East, Race in Politics, Anti-Defamation League, John McCain; Barack Obama, Jewish, Muslim, Israel, Political Cartoons, Home News
James Sanders

Notably, the cartoons pay almost no attention to the issues the U.S. candidates are debating with one another. The U.S. economy, McCain's age and Obama's experience never factor in to the discussion.

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Tough Issues Ahead For Obama

Marcus Alexander Gadson | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

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Marcus Alexander Gadson

Obama will face tough issues that include Jeremiah Wright - again - and affirmative action. Navigating these complex issues of race, as well as issues having to do with gender, will have a lot to do with whether Obama is elected in November.

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How I didn't end up being a criminal

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

The imagery on the cover of the New Yorker represents the quality of conversation on race and religion in this country: mixed messages, nothing decoded.

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The Other Side of Obama's Father Day Speech

Trey Ellis | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Trey Ellis

I welcomed Obama's Father's Day speech chastising the legions of black absentee fathers, a number, he points out, that has doubled in a generation. He's hardly alone in his criticism.

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Election 2008: The Race Election

Dan Treul | Posted 06.23.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

There is something culturally sick about defining such a critical election along racial lines alone. This election should not be a referendum on black and white. It should be a referendum on the Bush years.

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Barack Obama, Race, and the Message of Change

Martin Carnoy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Martin Carnoy

Anyone who is the least bit candid on this issue knows that race permeates many aspects of American society. Why wouldn't the race issue pervade the election of a black presidential nominee?

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Hillary, O.J. and R.F.K.

Keli Goff | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Keli Goff

Like the O.J. Simpson verdict, Assassination-gate appeared to unveil two different vantage points from which to view American justice.

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Racists!

Jeff Danziger | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Danziger

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head: The Politicization of Voting Rights (Part I)

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Shahid Buttar

Today, as the nation prepares to rid itself of the presidential yoke imposed seven years ago by the Supreme Court, the Court continues to engage in partisan judicial activism.

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