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  • The Post-Racial Mystique: Media and Race in the Twenty-First Century

    The Post-Racial Mystique: Media and Race in the Twenty-First Century New York University Press April 2014 256 pages 9 halftones and 7 tables Cloth ISBN: 9780814762899 Paper ISBN: 9780814770603 Catherine R. Squires, Associate Professor of Communication Studies University of Minnesota Despite claims from pundits and politicians that we now live in a post-racial America, people…

  • What ‘White Privilege’ Really Means

    This is the first in a series of interviews with philosophers on race that I am conducting for The Stone. This week’s conversation is with Naomi Zack, a professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon and the author of “The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality After the History of Philosophy.” The interview was…

  • Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor’s race in stunning upset

    Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor’s race in stunning upset The Washington Post 2014-11-05 John Wagner, Maryland Political Reporter Jenna Johnson, Maryland Political Reporter Republican businessman Larry Hogan pulled off a stunning upset in heavily Democratic Maryland on Tuesday, winning the governor’s race against Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown by relentlessly promising to roll back…

  • A Letter and the Legacy of “Not White” in the USA

    A Letter and the Legacy of “Not White” in the USA Nursing Clio: Because the Personal is Historical 2014-11-04 Adam Turner, Co-founder and Technical Editor With the events of the past months, and as Austin McCoy discussed here on Nursing Clio last week, it should be clear that white privilege is still alive and well…

  • Blacks, Obama and the Election

    Blacks, Obama and the Election The New York Times 2014-11-02 Charles M. Blow, Visual Op-Ed columnist President Obama’s name won’t be on any ballots Tuesday, but he will most certainly be on them in spirit — a fact that many Republicans are trumpeting and some Democrats are hoping to downplay. The president is not particularly…

  • I have no doubt what colour I am

    I have no doubt what colour I am The Observer London, United Kingdom 2009-01-17 Matthew Ryder, Barrister (QC) London, United Kingdom Let’s get beyond the debate over whether ‘mixed-race’ is synonymous with ‘black’. It is The question of whether someone who is mixed-race is, in fact, “black” has been the subject of much discussion since…

  • Race Medicine: Treating Health Inequities from Slavery to Genomics

    Race Medicine: Treating Health Inequities from Slavery to Genomics University of New England Alfond Center for Health Sciences Room 205 Biddeford, Maine 2014-11-03, 17:30 EST (Local Time) Contact: David Livingstone Smith Phone: (207) 602-2237 Annual David Hume Lecture on Human Nature Dorothy Roberts, J.D., will trace the U.S. history of race medicine—the practice of treating…

  • The Electoral Consequences of Skin Color: The “Hidden” Side of Race in Politics

    The Electoral Consequences of Skin Color: The “Hidden” Side of Race in Politics Political Behavior Volume 34, Issue 1 (March 2012) pages 159-192 DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9152-7 Vesla M. Weaver, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Political Science Yale University Despite the significant role that skin color plays in material well-being and social perceptions, scholars know…

  • Should “Latino” be a Race on the Census?

    Should “Latino” be a Race on the Census? National Institute for Latino Policy Guest Commentary 2014-10-26 Thomas Lopez, President Multiracial Americans of Southern California Few questions cause as much existential angst among Latino intellectuals as this one. The Latino origin question was added to the Census in such a hurry back in 1970, that little…

  • The End of Race As We Know It?

    The End of Race As We Know It? Stanford+Connects Stanford University 2014-10-09 Michele Elam, Professor of English Stanford University Sharing demographic shifts and a personal story about the use of her photograph in various advertisements, Professor Michele Elam traces multiracial identities from the 1940s to present day. In this talk, she explores how society understands…