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  • What Interracial and Gay Couples Know About ‘Passing’

    What Interracial and Gay Couples Know About ‘Passing’ The Atlantic 2013-07-31 Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Charles M. and Marion J. Kierscht Professor of Law University of Iowa As I awaited news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in the same-sex marriage cases last month, I began to reflect on all of the daily privileges that I receive…

  • SOCI 395-005: Plessy to Martin: Race and Politics

    SOCI 395-005: Plessy to Martin: Race and Politics George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Fall 2013 Rutledge M. Dennis, Professor of Sociology This course examines the issues, individuals, and groups central to the intersectionality of race, culture, and politics in American life. We will begin with the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case which solidified and legitimized…

  • Obama bares his ‘blackness’ in Trayvon speech

    Obama bares his ‘blackness’ in Trayvon speech The Buffalo News 2013-07-20 Sonya Ross The Associated Press In a move unparalleled among presidents, Barack Obama reflects on being black in America. WASHINGTON – Something in President Obama’s voice caught Gregory C. Ellison’s ear. It was fleeting, subtle, and easy to miss — unless you’re a black…

  • Trayvon Martin, Race and Anthropology

    Trayvon Martin, Race and Anthropology Anthropology News American Anthropological Association 2013-07-19 Leith Mullings, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology City University of New York (and President of the American Anthropological Association) On February 26, 2012, 28-year-old George Zimmerman shot and killed an unarmed 17-year-old African American teenager who, after buying Skittles and iced tea at the local…

  • Trayvon Martin and Making Whiteness Visible

    If there’s one good thing to come out of the George Zimmerman verdict, it’s the acknowledgement of white privilege

  • Barack and Trayvon

    Barack and Trayvon The New York Times 2013-07-19 Charles M. Blow, Visual Op-Ed Columnist On Friday President Obama picked at America’s racial wound, and it bled a bit. Despite persistent attempts by some to divest the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman tragedy of its racial resonance, the president refused to allow it. During a press briefing, Mr.…

  • Zimmerman, Whiteness and Latinos

    Zimmerman, Whiteness and Latinos ABC News/Univision 2013-07-18 Leticia Alvarado, Assistant Professor of American Studies Brown University Saturday night bore a particularly saturated darkness, tinged by the news of George Zimmerman’s acquittal of all charges in connection to the death of not-yet-man-not-quite-child Trayvon Martin. A range of single-word status updates overtook my various social media feeds…

  • Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin

    Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin The White House Office of the Press Secretary James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2013-07-19, 17:33Z (13:33 EDT) Barack H. Obama, President of the United States I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very…

  • In Wake of Zimmerman Verdict, Obama Makes Extensive Statement on Race in America [with video]

    In Wake of Zimmerman Verdict, Obama Makes Extensive Statement on Race in America [with video] The New York Times 2013-07-19 Mark Landler, White House Correspondent Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — President Obama, making a surprise appearance on Friday in the White House briefing room to address the verdict in the Trayvon Martin…

  • On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm

    On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm Associated Press 2013-07-16 Julie Pace WASHINGTON (AP) – When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a…