“I don’t trust white people, even the liberals, and science backs me up.”

“Aversive racism is the conflict that Whites experience between their denial of personal prejudice and their underlying unconscious negative feelings towards and about Blacks. What that means is that…

““THE BIRTH OF A NATION” ISN’T WORTH DEFENDING”

““Twelve Years” and, especially, “Django” promised to widen the expressive possibilities of the slave story — to add to the cultural meanings of the country’s gravest crime. Parker, though, works within a much narrower range. If Tarantino…

“How to Discuss Race With Black People: FAQ Part 1 — Beginner”

“There are some things you just can’t Google, because it’s not so much a matter of mere facts or language as it is of context. So here’s some context…

Q: DON’T I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE MAD WHEN…

“H&M: Where Pseudo-Sustainability Meets Diversity Porn”

“the ad includes a sort of festival of other “others,” resulting in an awkward spectacle of diversity porn that begs to be shared and tweeted by all those progressive and free-thinking folks who have no problem letting multinational…

“The White Supremacy of ‘House of Cards’”

“A deeper view of “House of Cards” reveals how racism has worked and continues to work for the preservation of power in America that people of color can’t seem to penetrate. If you want to know why our real-life African-American POTUS appears too often…

“Editorial: The Source of the ‘Asian Advantage’ Isn’t Asian Values “

“the idea that Asian-American success is the result of a unique cultural inheritance ignores the role of U.S. immigration policy in creating Asian-American success. In the mid-1800s Asian immigrants were…

“KING: Stop asking black victims of white violence if they forgive their victimizers”

“Has that man asked to be forgiven? Has he admitted that what he did was wrong? Has he repented and accepted some form of justice? Has he been arrested or charged with a crime? Has he…

“Did Colin Kaepernick Really Insult the Troops?”

“Because he’s an NFL player, Kaepernick’s statement resonates in a distinct way. America’s most popular sports league is also its most visibly patriotic, a trait discernible in everything from pregame fighter-jet flyovers to field-sized flags to…

“How Hostile Poll-Watchers Could Hand Pennsylvania to Trump”

“The GOP attorneys were acting as poll watchers. A common practice in many states, partisan poll watching helps parties get out the vote and keep an eye out for irregularities. But in Pennsylvania, laws governing how…