Day: November 19, 2014

  • At its optimistic best, America has embraced its identity as the world’s melting pot. Today it is on the cusp of becoming a country with no racial majority, and new minorities are poised to exert a profound impact on U.S. society, economy, and politics.

  • What is a White Man? The Independent Volume 41 (1889-05-30) pages 5-6 Source: The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive Charles W. Chesnutt, Esq. The fiat having gone forth from the wise men of the South that the “all-pervading, all-conquering Anglo-Saxon race” must continue forever to exercise exclusive control and direction of the government of this so-called…

  • The Case for Black With a Capital B The New York Times 2014-11-18 Lori L. Tharps, Associate Professor of Journalism Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — I WAS sitting in my office at Temple University when I overheard an exchange between a colleague and his student. The student had come to see her professor to…

  • ‘Empire of Sin,’ by Gary Krist The New York Times Sunday Book Review 2014-11-06 Walter Isaacson, President and CEO Aspen Institute Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans By Gary Krist; Illustrated. 416 pp. Crown Publishers. $26. When Tom Anderson’s saloon opened in 1901, at the…

  • Is Parental Love Colorblind? Human Capital Accumulation within Mixed Families The Review of Black Political Economy 2014-07-04 DOI: 10.1007/s12114-014-9190-1 Marcos A. Rangel, Assistant Professor Sanford School of Public Policy Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Studies have shown that differences in wage-determinant skills between blacks and whites emerge during a child’s infancy, highlighting the roles of…

  • Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is being celebrated as Hispanic Heritage Month, but the some say the word “Hispanic” should be retired, and would rather be referred to as Latino. Host Michel Martin speaks to four Latinos with varying opinions on the subject — syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, Afro-Latino Activist Roland Roebuck, “Ask a Mexican”…