Tag Archive | "racism"
French Vogue Uses Black Face Instead of Black Women (Photo)
Okay, maybe there was some kind of language barrier between France and Italy’s Vogue magazine staffs, but in case someone missed the memo or translated improperly we need you to know this. When the Italian Vogue came out it was completely filled with: BLACK WOMEN! It was a groundbreaking decision and people around the world were happy about [...]
Continue reading...Andrew M. Manis Asks ‘When Are WE (White People) Going to Get Over It?’
Friday, August 28, 2009
For much of the last forty years, ever since America “fixed” its race problem in the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, we white people have been impatient with African Americans who continued to blame race for their difficulties. Often we have heard whites ask, “When are African Americans finally going to get over it? Now [...]
Continue reading...Ronald McDonald Is Down Fo’ Da Brothaz? Maybe Too Down.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
When we first saw 365Black.com flash on the screen during those neo-soul styled McDonalds commercials we thought it look kind of strange. Really, why would McDonalds do such a thing? Then it occurred to us that they’re quite aware of all the non-disposable income that black folks dispose of on garbage … like McDonalds 4 [...]
Continue reading...New York Governor Not Feelin’ The Right Wing Media Love … Duh!
Monday, August 24, 2009
New York Governor David Paterson has done what so many people, on the left and right, have been making an annoying habit of doing lately. According to the New York Post, Paterson was ranting on liberal talk-radio station WWRL last week, and the subject was racism. More often than not, that is a heated topic for [...]
Continue reading...Racism is at ‘The Root’ With Gates
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The remarks of racism being dead or that racism is dying in this country is about as true as a pink dragon sitting on the roof top of the White House. When a situation like the one between Henry Louis Gates and police office Crowley occurs, various blogs like ours and others want to discuss it [...]
Continue reading...The GOP Blows Two More Opportunities To Reach Out To Blacks.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Two blatant and mind-numbing acts of racism by Republicans were just reported in the news – and unfortunately and unwisely, GOP “leadership” has chosen to remain silent. Why? That’s the question that NY Daily News writer Jack Mackinnon asks. The first involved a former election commission chairman from South Carolina who, upon hearing a gorilla had [...]
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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