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  • Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song

    Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song The Washington Post 2015-09-25 Erik Nielson, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts University of Richmond Travis L. Gosa, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Erik Nielson is an assistant professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond. Travis L. Gosa is an assistant professor of…

  • France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking

    France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking The Huffington Post 2015-05-07 Crystal Fleming, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stony Brook University, The State University of New York I first came to France twelve years ago during my junior year abroad. I was the first person in my family to get a passport and…

  • Born that way? ‘Scientific’ racism is creeping back into our thinking. Here’s what to watch out for.

    Born that way? ‘Scientific’ racism is creeping back into our thinking. Here’s what to watch out for. The Washington Post 2015-09-28 W. Carson Byrd, Assistant Professor of Pan-African Studies University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Matthew W. Hughey, Professor of Sociology University of Connecticut This month, Jennifer Cramblett lost her “wrongful birth” lawsuit, which centered on…

  • The 1965 Act at 50

    The 1965 Act at 50 Adam S.I. Goodman 2015-09-24 Adam Goodman President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Hart-Celler Act, 3 October 1965, Liberty Island, NY, NY. (Photo credit: LBJ Presidential Library/Yoichi Okamoto) Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1965 Immigration Act. By eliminating the discriminatory national-origins quota system, the Act created…

  • Here’s why Equal Protection may not protect everyone equally

    Here’s why Equal Protection may not protect everyone equally The Washington Post 2015-09-23 Lauren Sudeall Lucas, Assistant Professor of Law Georgia State University Intersectionality is the acknowledgment that different forms of identity-based discrimination can combine to give rise to unique brands of injustice. For example, although women may generally face certain challenges in the workplace…

  • The Hip Hop & Obama Reader

    The Hip Hop & Obama Reader Oxford University Press 2015-10-14 336 Pages 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches Hardcover ISBN: 9780199341801 Paperback ISBN: 9780199341818 Edited by: Travis L. Gosa, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Erik Nielson, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts University of Richmond Offers a comprehensive, scholarly analysis of the relationship…

  • Biases in the Perception of Barack Obama’s Skin Tone

    Biases in the Perception of Barack Obama’s Skin Tone Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Volume 14, Issue 1, December 2014 pages 137–161 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12061 Markus Kemmelmeier, Professor of Sociology University of Nevada, Reno H. Lyssette Chavez University of Nevada, Reno White Americans higher in prejudice were less likely to vote for Barack Obama…

  • Penn Lightbulb Café Presents ‘Fatal Invention: Re-creating Race in Genomic Era’

    Penn Lightbulb Café Presents ‘Fatal Invention: Re-creating Race in Genomic Era’ World Cafe Live Upstairs 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tuesday, September 15, 18:00-19:00 EDT (Local Time) Dorothy Roberts, Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor; George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, Professor of…

  • I’ve experienced a new level of racism since Donald Trump went after Latinos

    I’ve experienced a new level of racism since Donald Trump went after Latinos The Guardian 2015-09-09 Tina Vasquez I have never been asked the type of questions I’m now fielding from white people – and I’m not the only one Donald Trump’s hate speech against Latinos seems to be emboldening white Americans’ racism. For many,…

  • Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive

    Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive The Atlantic 2015-09-13 Adia Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Many sociologists argue that ideologies claiming not to see race risk ignoring discrimination. How many times have you heard someone say that they “don’t see color,” “are colorblind,” or “don’t have a racist bone in their body?” Maybe…