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  • Conservatives Are Missing the Point of Black Lives Matter

    Conservatives Are Missing the Point of Black Lives Matter The Atlantic 2015-08-26 Adrienne Green, Editorial Fellow Courtesy of Shaun King Those that questioned Shaun King about his race think that it’s relevant to the movement. They’re wrong. Shaun King, a prominent figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, responded last week to accusations published by…

  • White on Paper

    White on Paper Those People 2015-08-20 John Metta My sister opening presents while I try to steal the show. Just ordinary Black children having a birthday party, unconscionably ignoring dominant stereotypes. In June, Rachel Dolezal, an activist and former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, was outed by her parents as being a white…

  • Why Right-Wing Bloggers Are Desperate To Prove Biracial People Aren’t Black

    Why Right-Wing Bloggers Are Desperate To Prove Biracial People Aren’t Black Think Progress 2015-08-21 Aviva Shen, Senior Editor Shaun King, right, addresses the controversy over his racial identity. Right-wing media has been abuzz over the past few weeks with rumors that Black Lives Matter activist and writer Shaun King is not actually black. Breitbart and…

  • In Questions Over Shaun King’s Race, Activists See Challenge to Black Lives Matter Movement

    In Questions Over Shaun King’s Race, Activists See Challenge to Black Lives Matter Movement The New York Times 2015-08-21 Katie Rogers, Senior Staff Editor A prominent Black Lives Matter activist who has been accused of lying about his race was forced to discuss deeply personal issues after reporters pointed out that the father named on…

  • The Shaun King controversy, explained

    The Shaun King controversy, explained Vox 2015-08-20 German Lopez, Staff writer Shaun King (Source: Twitter) Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King is currently at the center of a controversy that has nothing to do with a police shooting or brutality — it’s, instead, about his personal life and racial identity. Over the past several weeks,…

  • Amandla Stenberg Is Ready to Be Your Role Model

    Amandla Stenberg Is Ready to Be Your Role Model Elle 2015-08-12 Chaedria LaBouvier The actress and activist talks exclusively to ELLE.com about everything from box braids to Black Lives Matter to her ambitions in front of and behind the camera. As one of Hollywood’s most exciting young faces and voices, Amandla Stenberg—whose first name means…

  • Jose Antonio Vargas on Donald Trump, Rachel Dolezal and His MTV Documentary, ‘White People’

    Jose Antonio Vargas on Donald Trump, Rachel Dolezal and His MTV Documentary, ‘White People’ The New York Times 2015-07-22 Jonathan Wolfe Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist. His new documentary “White People,” which airs tonight on MTV, follows Mr. Vargas as he travels the country speaking to young people about…

  • Jennifer Lisa Vest to explore ‘post-racial present’ at Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium

    Jennifer Lisa Vest to explore ‘post-racial present’ at Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium Report: Faculty/Staff Newsletter Illinois State University 2015-04-02 Rachel Hatch, Editor Performing artist and scholar Jennifer Lisa Vest will be the keynote speaker for the 20th annual Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Symposium. Vest will present Black Lives Matter: [Trans]Gender Violence, Disability, and…

  • Tony Terrell Robinson was shot dead by Madison police. This is how it happened

    Tony Terrell Robinson was shot dead by Madison police. This is how it happened The Guardian 2015-03-13 Oliver Laughland, Senior Reporter Guardian US Zoe Sullivan Robinson as a child. ‘There is something so beautiful about a black kid, especially in America, trying to make it against all odds and fucking up so bad, but then…

  • More Than a Knapsack: The White Supremacy Flower as a New Model for Teaching Racism

    This article suggests that White supremacy versus White privilege provides a clearer and more accurate conceptual understanding of how racism operates, evolves, and sustains itself. This article suggests a specific model for teaching White supremacy, the White supremacy flower, and describes the application and benefits of the model.