Month: June 2015

  • Post-Magical Thinking America The Offing: A Los Angeles Review of Books Channel 2015-06-05 Matthew Salesses This semester, a strange thing happened. A student came to my office hours to complain about the difficulties of understanding her own oppression. I teach a course called “Asians in the Media” at the University of Houston, where I am…

  • Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater The New York Times 2015-06-30 Michael Cooper Misty Copeland, whose openness about race in ballet helped to make her one of the most famous ballerinas in the United States, was promoted on Tuesday by American Ballet Theater, becoming the first African-American female principal dancer…

  • America’s ‘Postracial’ Fantasy The New York Times Magazine 2015-06-30 Anna Holmes Illustration by Javier Jaén For millions of mixed-race people, identity fits more than one box, but we still see one another in black and white. On Father’s Day, my dad and I had brunch with some close friends of mine. The conversation soon turned…

  • As we harvest ever more human genomes one fact remains unshakeable: race does not exist

  • The fiction of race hides the real source of racism and inequity in America today.

  • Review: Misty Copeland Debuts as Odette/Odile in ‘Swan Lake’ The New York Times 2015-06-25 Alastair Macaulay, Dance Critic Misty Copeland and James Whiteside in “Swan Lake.” Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times When Misty Copeland made her New York debut in the double role of Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake,” the most epic role in…

  • Mat Johnson On ‘Loving Day’ And Life As A ‘Black Boy’ Who Looks White Fresh Air National Public Radio 2015-06-29 Terry Gross, Host As a biracial child growing up in Philadelphia, writer Mat Johnson identified as black – but looked white. His new novel is about a man who returns to his hometown after inheriting…

  • What President Obama’s historic week means for his legacy MSNBC 2015-06-28 Benjy Sarlin, Political Reporter Every occupant of the White House experiences more than one presidency. There’s their actual time in office, an experience characterized by constant political conflict, a drumbeat of unanticipated crises large and small, and a trudging slog towards policy goals. Then…

  • Driven by Love or Ambition, Slipping Across the Color Line Through the Ages The New York Times 2015-06-28 Rachel L. Swarns Clarence King, a Yale-educated white man who worked as a geologist in the 1800s and dined at the White House, lived a secret life as James Todd, a black train porter with a wife…

  • Art is Cool || Episode 1 || Beth Consetta Rubel Fum Fum Ko 2015-06-27 Art is Cool is a new documentary web series centered on inspirational artists. The series builds an intimate portrayal of the artist and their work. Directed/Produced by Fum Fum Ko. The premiere of the first episode features visual artist, Beth Consetta Rubel.…