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  • Even discussing ‘angry black man’ stereotype provokes anger

    Even discussing ‘angry black man’ stereotype provokes anger CNN 2010-06-16 John Blake (CNN) — Here are some sound bites from the post-racial era: “The long legged Mac Daddy in the White House is angry this morning. Seems to me we should change the name to the Black House for the next few years. Your news…

  • U.S. far from an interracial melting pot

    U.S. far from an interracial melting pot CNN 2010-06-16 Daniel T. Lichter, Ferris family professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management, and Professor of Sociology Cornell University Ithaca, New York (CNN)—According to a recent report by the Pew Research Center, one of every seven new marriages in 2008 was interracial or interethnic—the highest…

  • “A Black Girl Should Not be With a White Man”: Sex, Race, and African Women’s Social and Legal Status in Colonial Gabon, c. 1900–1946

    “A Black Girl Should Not be With a White Man”: Sex, Race, and African Women’s Social and Legal Status in Colonial Gabon, c. 1900–1946 Journal of Women’s History Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 2010 E-ISSN: 1527-2036 Print ISSN: 1042-7961 DOI: 10.1353/jowh.0.0140 Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Associate Professor of African History University of California, Davis This article reviews…

  • Washington College students awarded summer fellowships

    Washington College students awarded summer fellowships The Star Democrat Easton, Maryland 2010-06-02 CHESTERTOWN, MARYLAND Six Washington College students were awarded Comegys Bight Summer Research Fellowships supported by the Comegys Bight Fellows Program, which invites scholars to design independent research projects and internships built around their particular interests. These projects include field research on the ghost…

  • In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line

    Born to a Danish seamstress and a black West Indian cook in one of the Western Hemisphere’s most infamous vice districts, Nella Larsen (1891-1964) lived her life in the shadows of America’s racial divide. She wrote about that life, was briefly celebrated in her time, then was lost to later generations–only to be rediscovered and…

  • What’s at stake in claims of “post-racial” media?

    What’s at stake in claims of “post-racial” media? FlowTV Department of Radio, Television, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin 2010-06-03 Mary C. Beltrán, Associate Professor of Media Studies University of Texas, Austin Tracy Morgan, comedic actor best known for his role as comedic performer Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock…

  • What Does “White” Mean? Interpreting the Choice of “Race” by Mixed Race Young People in Britain

    What Does “White” Mean? Interpreting the Choice of “Race” by Mixed Race Young People in Britain Sociological Perspectives Volume 53, Number 2 (Summer 2010) Pages 287–292 DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.287 Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent Ferhana Hashem, Research Fellow Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent Despite the often cited idea that racial…

  • Race in an Era of Change: A Reader

    Race in an Era of Change: A Reader Oxford University Press September 2010 544 pages ISBN13: 9780199752102 ISBN10: 0199752109 Edited By: Heather Dalmage, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mansfield Institute Roosevelt University Barbara Katz Rothman, Professor of Sociology Baruch College of the City Univerity of New York Featuring a wide range of classic…

  • Ushering children away from a “light grey world”: Dr. Daniel Hill III and his pursuit of a respectable Black Canadian community.

    Ushering children away from a “light grey world”: Dr. Daniel Hill III and his pursuit of a respectable Black Canadian community. Ontario History 2007-03-22 Daniel R. McNeil, Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies Newcastle University, United Kingdom This paper is about Dr. Daniel Hill III, the first director of the Ontario Human Rights Agency. Paying…

  • 3rd Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

    3rd Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival 2010-06-12 through 2010-06-13 Japanese American National Museum 69 East 1st Street Los Angeles, California The 3rd Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival will take place at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East 1st Street, June 12-13, 2010, in downtown Los Angeles. In the Obama age,…