http://racerelations.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Race Relations GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-09-02T07:22:11Z Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-and-the-sambo-remark.htm To hear the L.A. Progressive blog tell it: "So Sambo beat the b--ch!" This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama's win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sarah-palin-and-the-sambo-remark.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:40:36 +0000 2008-09-06T01:40:36Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/09/02/minorities-get-little-respect-on-the-big-screen-npr.htm NPR's John Ridley righteously dissects a summer of Hollywood blockbusters where 89% of films in wide release had no minorities among the leading cast members:We had ... the lovely Jennifer... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/09/02/minorities-get-little-respect-on-the-big-screen-npr.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:22:11 +0000 2008-09-02T07:22:11Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/08/14/debate-moderator-picks-reveal-insular-white-male-national-media.htm A few short months ago, the three most viable presidential candidates were a black man, a white woman, and a white man. Now there's a 50/50 chance that the... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/08/14/debate-moderator-picks-reveal-insular-white-male-national-media.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:58:57 +0000 2008-08-14T18:58:57Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/08/03/walking-on-eggshells.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesThis Flickr photo brings to mind a good analogy for racism: grocery store eggs.Originally, the vast majority of grocery eggs were brown. ... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/08/03/walking-on-eggshells.htm Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:53:26 +0000 2008-08-03T20:53:26Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/07/19/hipster-racism.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesSome people are just beyond reproach when it comes to racially inflammatory statements, remarks, or actions. Or, at least, they think they... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/07/19/hipster-racism.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:10:04 +0000 2008-07-19T18:10:04Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/07/04/patriotism-in-moderation.htm Jack Kerwick has written another op-ed dealing with the issue of racism (I took issue with one of his previous articles here). Money quote:Yet it is a mystery how... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/07/04/patriotism-in-moderation.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:32:04 +0000 2008-07-04T23:32:04Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-evolution.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesWhen Journey brought in Filipino pop star Arnel Pineda to fill Steve Perry's shoes as lead singer, some fans were outraged. A... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-evolution.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:04:03 +0000 2008-06-25T19:04:03Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/19/questioning-juneteenth.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesJuneteenth celebration (Richmond, California). Photo: David Paul Morris / Getty Images.TheRoot.com's John McWhorter, a linguist at the University of California at Berkeley,... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/19/questioning-juneteenth.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:17:53 +0000 2008-06-19T13:17:53Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/06/the-return-of-cross-racial-casting.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesAlthough New York magazine cites Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan as an example of the "brownface" phenomenon, both Sandler and... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/06/the-return-of-cross-racial-casting.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:01:24 +0000 2008-06-06T14:01:24Z http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/04/clinton-mccain-and-racial-resentment.htm by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesPhoto: Lawrence Lucier / Getty ImagesLast Friday, Geraldine Ferraro answered exit poll data suggesting that racial resentment was a factor in several key... http://racerelations.about.com/b/2008/06/04/clinton-mccain-and-racial-resentment.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:25:24 +0000 2008-06-04T09:25:24Z