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Michael Steele: Some White Republicans Are 'Scared Of Me'

David Edwards | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: GOP Race, Racial Tensions, Michael Steele GOP, Race Relations, Republican Party, Republican Racial Tensions, Michael Steele Republican Party, Gop Race Relations, Michael Steele White Republicans, Gop Racial Tensions, Michael Steele, Gop, Michael Steele Interview, Michael Steele White Gop, Michael Steel on Race, Politics News

The following article was produced by the Raw Story and written by David Edwards. Since being elected the first African-American RNC chairman, Michae...

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John Brown's Body Lies A-Moldering in Upstate New York

Alfred Gingold | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: History, Heroes, Harpers Ferry, Terrorism, Slavery, Terrorist, Civil War, Race, John Brown, Race Relations, Lake PLacid, New York News
Alfred Gingold

150 years after his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown looms ever larger in the national psyche, either a great martyr to a just and necessary cause, or our first domestic terrorist.

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Guilt by Association: The Southern Poverty Law Center Hurls a Punch

Carol M. Swain | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Renaissance, White Nationalism, Craig Bodeker, Lou Dobbs, White Supremacists, Southern Poverty Law Center, Carol M. Swain, Racism, Splc, Steve Levy, Race, Political Correctness, Race Relations, Vdare, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

A few days ago, I received a notice from a friend informing me that the Southern Poverty Law Center had included me in this week's HateWatch. I linke...

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Mediocre Grade for the Southern Poverty Law Center's Latest Report

Carol M. Swain | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Splc, White Supremacy, Hate Crimes, Southern Poverty Law Center, Race Relations, Hate Groups, Black Nationalism, White Nationalism, Civil Rights, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

Instead of providing readers with a systematic analysis and hard data supporting its warning about a growing threat, the SPLC's report was chocked full of vague generalities and unnamed sources.

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White Racism Black Bigotry: The Talk About Race is All Wrong!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Systemic Racism, Teachable Moment, Gates, Black Bigotry, President Obama, Issues of Race, Race Relations, Obama, James Crowley, Mud Fight, Racist, Converations on Race, Racists, Noel Cazenave, Liberals, Sgt. Crowley, Crowley, Boston Police, Rush Limbaugh, Politics, Bigotry, Lou Dobbs, Gate and Obama, Racism, Race, Racial Bigotry, Racial Profiling, Civil Rights Movement, Sociology, Police, White Racism, Glenn Beck, Skip Gates, Henry Louis Gates, Conservatives, Officer Barrett, Uconn, University of Connecticut, Obama Crowley Gates Beer, Sgt. James Crowley, Obama Beer, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

The problem with discussing "issues of race," is that it dummies down the issue of racism to an individual level, when the real problem is at the macro level.

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Georgetown Professor Richard America Joins the Conversation about the Gates Arrest

Emma Coleman Jordan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Psychology, Beer Summit, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Henry Louis Gates, Race Relations, Politics News
Emma Coleman Jordan

The Gates-Crowley controversy offers an opportunity to gain a takeaway that might be beneficial far beyond police-citizen relations, or even black-white relations: regular mental health checks.

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Fox Host Glenn Beck: Obama Is A "Racist" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Obama, Right Wing Hysteria, Race in America, Race Relations, President Obama, Glenn Beck, Media News

This morning on Fox and Friends, Fox host Glenn Beck accused President Obama of being "a racist." The group was discussing the recent Gates controv...

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A Teachable Moment: Pride and Prejudice

Denise Dennis | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cambridge Massachusetts, Race, Harvard University, Henry Louis Gates, Class, Race Relations, Cambridge Police, Politics News
Denise Dennis

Gates' and Crowley's confrontation was a clash of egos in which pride and prejudice -- on both sides -- came into play.

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The Re-Education of Prof. Henry Louis Diallo-Bell-Edwards Gates

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Racial Profiling, Race Relations, President Obama, Media News
Barry Michael Cooper

Countless black and Latino men need Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to tutor all of the U.S., in what President Barack Obama calls, this teachable moment .

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The Gates/Crowley Rorschach Test

Michael J. O'Neil | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gates, Police, Race Relations, Cambridge Police, James Crowley, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Race, Barack Obama, Racial Profiling, Politics News
Michael J. O'Neil

Was this an instance of racial profiling? Did Gates overreact to a reasonable police request? The truth is that we simply do not have enough information to know what really happened in this case.

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Gates in Cuffs: Scenes from 'Post-Racial' America

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: James Crowley, Cambridge Police, Henry Louis Gates, Racial Profiling, Barack Obama, Race Relations, Obama News Conference, Living News
Rick Horowitz

You just know that, if all the players -- the neighbors, the "intruders," the cops -- had been white, or if they'd all been black, the whole story would have played out differently.

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Eric Holder: We Haven't Achieved Racial Equality Yet

Essence | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Holder Race, Racial Equality, Eric Holder Naacp, Race Relations, Holder Racial Equality, Eric Holder, Naacp, Politics News

Eric Holder could have had a career as a rock star if he never bothered to study law. The United States Attorney General stood centerstage in front of...

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At Sotomayor Hearings, Some Like it Simple

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Gop, Charles Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, Affirmative Action, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor Confirmation, Jeff Sessions, Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley, Jon Kyl, Republicans and Race, Race Relations, Republicans and Sotomayor, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Any judgment that differs from mine, to the extent it differs from mine, does not reflect reality. I am White Guy.

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The New White Nationalism in America

Carol M. Swain | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Anti-Semitism, White Supremacists, Race Relations, Integration, White-Nationalism, Extremism, Minorities, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

This book is a warning and a wake-up call for Americans who cherish the civil rights vision of an integrated America, a common humanity, and equality before God and law.

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Racial Advancement on TV: Is the Progress Depicted Well-Intentioned Fantasy?

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Privileged, 90210, Myspace, Russnow, Heroes, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ugly Betty, Cbs, Lipstick Jungle, Calista Flockhart, October Road, Eric Holder, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Kings, Tom Berenger, One Tree Hill, Rob Lowe, u.s. Census Bureau, Gossip Girl, Roland Fryer Jr., Antwon Tanner, Barbara Alyn Woods, Dirty Sexy Money, Grant Show, Abc, House, Everwood, Er, Audra McDonald, Twitter, Nbc, Kate Walsh, Ram Productions International, Sally Field, Facebook, Boston Legal, Barack Obama, Cnn, The West Wing, Brothers and Sisters, Black History Month, Bones, Michael Russnow, Desperate Housewives, Fox News, Chuck, Cold Case, Vanessa Williams, Lost, Race Relations, Intermarriage, Racial Attitudes, Chicago-Illinois, Indonesia, Msnbc, Media News
Michael Russnow

I've been noticing over the past several years a tendency for the Media to depict racial togetherness in a manner that doesn't come close to representing reality.

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When Did Newt and the Gang Become Experts on Race? Playing the Race Card Against Sotomayor

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sotomayor Racism, Latinos, Supreme Court, Latino Politics, Rnc, Affirmative Action, Race Relations, Sonia Sotomayor, Women and Politics, Michael Steele, Racism, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

According to the new definition of racism -- let's call it neo-racism -- anyone who believes we have not achieved racial equality can be considered a racist.

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A Latino Rodney King?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Shenandoah, Hate Crimes, Luis Ramirez, Criminal Justice System, Race Relations, H1N1 Influenza, Immigration, Hispanics, Right-Wing Extremism, Mexican-American-Legal-Defense-Education-Fund, Rodney King, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

The verdict would actually make more sense if the teens had been acquitted of all charges. In that case, the implication is that the boys had nothing to do with the fight or Luis Ramirez's death.

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Pssssst. Has Someone Told The Times About Latinos?

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 06.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Whites, Latinos, National-Council-of-La-Raza, Race Relations, New York Times, Racism, National Council of La Raza, Black, Immigration, Immigrants, Janet MurguíA, Media News
Richard M. Benjamin

For the Times -- and most of the media -- "Race Relations" means "Are white and black people chatting along fine at the office water cooler, the Pilates class, and the corner bar?"

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Poll: Obama Race Relations Effect Real

The New York Times | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Race Relations, Obama Race, President Obama, US Race Relations, Obama, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Race Relations, Politics News

Barack Obama's presidency seems to be altering the public perception of race relations in the United States. Two-thirds of Americans now say race rela...

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Supreme Court To Consider Landmark Voting Rights Act

Carey Alexander | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Race, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Civil Rights, Preclearance, Race Relations, Politics News
Carey Alexander

Southern Republicans are bringing a case before the Supreme Court, asking for an end to Justice Department oversight of election procedures. If successful, the result could have a chilling effect on the marrow of racial equity in the United States,

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Race and Symbolism in the House Gallery

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Mark Sanford, Republican National Committee, Ty'sheoma Bethea, President Obama, Governor Mark Sanford, Race Relations, President Barack Obama, South Carolina Schools, Speech to Joint Session of Congress, Race, Racism, Brown v. Board of Education, First Lady Michelle Obama, South Carolina, RNC Chair Michael Steele, Stimulus Bill, Dillon, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The very public display of Ty'Sheoma Bethea's struggle illustrates the heartlessness of Governor Sanford's posturing against accepting badly needed stimulus money for South Carolina.

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Black History Month Remains Important

George Alexander | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Race Relations, Eric Holder, Race Relations, Black History Month, Politics News
George Alexander

While celebrating Black History Month will not erase bigotry, it remains one of the all-important cornerstones to continuing any meaningful discussion of race relations in our society.

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Here is How We Can Start Talking About Race

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Ny Post Cartoon, Chimp Cartoon, Sean Delonas, Eric Holder Attorney General, Racism, Nation of Cowards, Race, Ny Post, Race Relations, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Sean Delonas is not a racist. I certainly don't know that his cartoon was racist beyond a reasonable doubt. So, I would like to hear from him what he was thinking when he drew it.

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You Look Like Beyonce: Are Comparisons Inherently Racist?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Klitzky Foundation, Beyonce, House of Blues Chicago, Kings of Leon, Barack Obama, Race Relations, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Are we able to discuss a person's physical attributes without it setting off a racial firestorm?

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Saltsman and Allen: Separated at Birth?

Katie Halper | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racists, Gop, Racism, Barack the Magic Negro, Chip Saltsman, Macaca, George Allen, Race Relations, Politics News
Katie Halper

These two Southerners share a striking resemblance and a gift for race-based humor. But could they also share genes? Or alleles, at the very least?

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