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48% Increase in Hate

  • Posted by Nacho
  • April 24, 2008

A bit of news from the Southern Poverty Law Center: "Racism is a serious problem in America. We've identified 888 organized hate groups — a staggering 48% increase since 2000." I still meet people that tell me that racism and other forms of hate are not a serious issue in the U.S. any more. ...>

Obama’s Speech, Identifying our Suffering

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 19, 2008

If you have not yet seen or heard Senator Obama's speech on race do yourself a favor and watch it. It is a good speech. Timely, quite apropos, transforming of potential weakness into an asset, confronting of real issues, and broadly connecting to various folks. Obama pulls off, albeit with less rhet ...>

Ferraro, Clinton, Obama

  • Posted by Nacho
  • March 12, 2008

Recent comments by Geraldine Ferraro: “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman of any color, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.” Then, after the expected criticis ...>

An Alternative Read on the Win

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

The Onion hits us with a nice dose of perspective by incongruity: "After emerging victorious from one of the most pivotal elections in history, president-elect Barack Obama will assume the role of commander in chief on Jan. 20, shattering a racial barrier the United States is, at long last, shitty ...>

Racism in Virginia

  • Posted by Nacho
  • January 1, 1970

For those interested in the politics of race during this campaign, but in general in the U.S. (so many folks I still hear say that racism is a thing of the past), here's an article that came out in the L.A. Times re race and campaign efforts in Virginia (Whitewood, VA). A snippet from the article:B ...>
        

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