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Month: July 2013

Fighting the ‘White Man’s War’

2013-07-20

Fighting the ‘White Man’s War’ The New York Times 2013-07-19 Aaron Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff The Battle of Honey Springs was one of the only Civil War engagements where the majority of the combatants were non-white. Three miles down a gravel road near Rentiesville, Okla., sits a portable building that, for now, serves as the…
This is the speech we’ve been waiting for

2013-07-20

This is the speech we’ve been waiting for Politico 2013-07-19 Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Religion University of Pennsylvania President Obama’s surprise remarks Friday about Trayvon Martin, race in America and the Zimmerman trial will be remembered far longer than his “race” speech in March 2008 in Philadelphia. That speech, entitled “A More Perfect Union,”…
There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me.

2013-07-20

You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago. And when you think about why, in the African-American community at least, there’s a lot of pain around what happened here, I think…
Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin

2013-07-20

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…
Beyond The Chinese Connection: Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production

2013-07-20

From Bruce Lee to Samurai Champloo, how Asian fictions fuse with African American creative sensibilities
I’m proudly biracial. I’m very adamant about this. I don’t understand why people pick one.

2013-07-20

“I’m proudly biracial. I’m very adamant about this. I don’t understand why people pick one. I’m Jamaican and Jewish. I have friends who are biracial and say they’re black Jews or Latino Jews. I’m like, ‘You’re mom’s white, knock it off.’ … I like [Shlomo] Carlebach and Biggie Smalls. I listen to both on a…
Seeking Bay Area individuals of mixed race available for in-person interviews during the month of August

2013-07-20

Seeking Bay Area individuals of mixed race available for in-person interviews during the month of August Ellie Tumbuan 2013-07-18 I am a mixed graduate student in the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program at San Francisco State currently seeking local, Bay Area individuals of mixed race available for in-person interviews during the month of August.…
In Wake of Zimmerman Verdict, Obama Makes Extensive Statement on Race in America [with video]

2013-07-19

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…
Perceiving a Presidency in Black (and White): Four Years Later

2013-07-19

Perceiving a Presidency in Black (and White): Four Years Later Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy First published online: 2013-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/asap.12018 Sarah E. Gaither Tufts University Leigh S. Wilton Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Danielle M. Young Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey When Barack Obama became the “first Black President”…
Relevance of Race: Children and the Shifting Engagement with Racial/Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Interracially Married Asian Americans

2013-07-19

Relevance of Race: Children and the Shifting Engagement with Racial/Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Interracially Married Asian Americans Journal of Asian American Studies Volume 16, Number 2, June 2013 pages 189-221 DOI: 10.1353/jaas.2013.0019 Kelly H. Chong, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Kansas Asian Americans have historically enjoyed one of the highest rates of intermarriage of…

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Month: July 2013