Elle’s Photo of Gabourey Sidibe: The White Racial Frame is Everywhere
Tweet Serious public discussion about how magazines and other mainstream media sometimes darken or lighten the skin of black Americans is relatively rare. Periodically magazine covers lighten or darken...
View ArticleGovernor Perry’s N-Word Problem
Tweet Who do I have a grudge with this week? Of course, it is with the U.S. government. In particular, my emotions are directed at the United States Board on Geographic Names. In 1967, they were...
View ArticleRacist Framing and Action by White Progressives: Some Hard Questions
Tweet I am slowly revising my book, The White Racial Frame, for a second edition. A new white activist acquaintance in Minnesota sent me this comment in response to my questions to some folks of...
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The Paula Deen Scandal: White Racial Framing in Action
TweetProfessor Tricia Rose of Brown University has an interesting and savvy op-ed piece on the Paula Deen racism scandal. She makes this key set of points: With each heartfelt tearful statement, Deen...
View ArticleLaw Partner Tracks & Asian Americans: Struggles to Affirm Positive Self-Identity
TweetHelen Wan’s The Partner Track is a newly published novel that paints a vivid picture of life inside a corporate law firm and the internal struggles and challenges of a female, Asian-American...
View ArticleDonald Sterling is “a Racist”: Feel Better Now?
Tweet[This post was written by Joyce M. Bell & Wendy Leo Moore] On April 25th, 2014, TMZ released an audio recording of Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers chiding his girlfriend for...
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