racism Category Archives
Apartheid Israel?, Speaking Up, Out and About: A Call to Action for Black Folks?
Published on 4 Jun 2007 at 6:23 pm.
20 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics, inter-minority relations, diaspora, radical politics, history, collective action.
This is a bit long so here are my early apologies…
June 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. May 15th, 2007 marks the 59th anniversary of the Nakba (”the catastrophe”) which saw the mass deportation of a million Palestinians […]
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NBA: Fair or Foul?
Published on 9 May 2007 at 11:46 pm.
13 Comments.
Filed under racism, sports.
Two recent studies paint contrasting pictures of race relations in the National Basketball Association. Last week, the New York Times released data from a study conducted over the course of 13 NBA seasons, which found that white referees called more fouls against Black players than against white players (read article here). This study came out […]
Obama, the Magic Negro, and Rush Limbaugh
Published on 7 May 2007 at 11:37 pm.
6 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics, film.
On March 19th, a black columnist for the L.A. Times argued that Barack Obama was the country’s newest “Magic Negro” — a term that I was first introduced to, honestly, in a Dave Chappelle skit. Little did I know, prior to watching this comedic skit, that this term existed before Dave Chappelle in […]
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Driving While Black: Still Rolling On
Published on 29 Apr 2007 at 11:39 pm.
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Filed under racism.
Here’s one for us to file under the “I’m Not Surprised” file, a recent study released by the Bureau of Justice on Sunday revealed the African-Americans and Latinos are still more likely than whites to be searched and/or arrested during routine traffic stops.
While data showed that all racial groups were all equally likely to be […]
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Nigger Brown
Published on 10 Apr 2007 at 1:15 pm.
14 Comments.
Filed under racism, ridiculousness, ignorance.
For newcomers to Blackademics.org, please don’t let the previous two post titles fool you. We do engage in meaningful, intellectual debate here. The ridiculousness has just been overwhelming in the past several days. Nigger Brown - no, it’s not the title of a new play from Tyler Perry. Nigger Brown is the color of Doris […]
Nappy Headed Hoes
Published on 9 Apr 2007 at 1:44 am.
186 Comments.
Filed under racism, women's issues/feminism, sexuality.
Nappy Headed Hoes. This is the latest slur being used in the popular media to describe women of color. For those of you who aren’t up on the controversial remarks made by nationally syndicated radio host, Don Imus the following clip will bring you up to speed: (or read an article, here.)
The National Association of […]
UPDATE: Cops Indicted for NY Shooting
Published on 18 Mar 2007 at 8:51 am.
6 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics.
The tragic occurrence was brought to the Blackademics Forum in late Nov. (please see The Destruction of the Black Family….By the NYPD ) Last week, news broke that the three of the five police officers involved in shooting the unarmed 23 year old Sean Bell the day of his wedding, would be indicted on Monday […]
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Cherokees Vote Slave Descendants Out of Nation
Published on 4 Mar 2007 at 4:11 pm.
12 Comments.
Filed under racism, black culture, diaspora.
A Saturday vote by the members of the Cherokee Nation has resulted in the revocation of tribal membership from more than 2,800 descendants of slaves once owned by tribe members.
76 percent of the membership voted to limit tribal classification to individuals of “by blood” descendants. Qualifications for membership were determined by a congressional commission more […]
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New Site Speech Policy
Published on 26 Feb 2007 at 1:18 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under racism, sexuality, site policy.
At Blackademics, our principal goal is to encourage a wide range of intellectually stimulating dialogue, and for the most part, that is what you, the Blackademics community, have been producing. However, a few recent comments have fallen a bit short of the minimum standards of discourse which we are prepared to tolerate. These comments have […]
Artrell Dickerson, a victim of police brutality
Published on 15 Feb 2007 at 3:46 pm.
43 Comments.
Filed under racism, news/politics.
A young man named Artrell Dickerson was killed by a Detroit police officer this Monday while he was attending a friends funeral. The Dickerson family released a statement describing the incident,
“Monday afternoon a crowd of people were gathered outside of Cantrell’s funeral home after the emotional and somewhat disruptive funeral of a young man who […]
