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  • My family has always been mixed race. But it has never been post-racial

    My family has always been mixed race. But it has never been post-racial The Guardian 2014-12-17 Ramou Sarr Boston, Massachusetts I was always terrified that my white nephew would grow up to be a racist. The events in Ferguson tested our relationship to its breaking point It was almost 10 years ago, and my little…

  • I’m black, British and just moved to New York. After the Eric Garner decision, I can’t breathe

    I’m black, British and just moved to New York. After the Eric Garner decision, I can’t breathe The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2014-12-06 Lanre Bakare, Commissioning Editor Guardian US, New York, New York Before I moved to the US, I knew their names: Rodney King. Michael Stewart. Trayvon Martin. Vonderrit Myers Jr. Kajieme Powell. I…

  • Lewis Hamilton’s lack of popularity: is it cos he is black?

    Lewis Hamilton’s lack of popularity: is it cos he is black? The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2014-11-24 Joseph Harker, Assistant Comment Editor The Formula One champion doesn’t seem to earn the plaudits other successful British sports people do, but the criticism of him is ludicrous Yesterday Lewis Hamilton became the first British driver in more…

  • Obama failed Ferguson. The prosecutor is pathetic. Between the split-screen, the protesters get it

    Obama failed Ferguson. The prosecutor is pathetic. Between the split-screen, the protesters get it The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2014-11-25 Steven W. Thrasher, Columnist for Guardian US Politicians have found themselves on the wrong side of the gap between the fantasy of what the law does and the reality that people live There we had…

  • Ebola has exposed America’s fear, and Barack Obama’s vulnerability

    Ebola has exposed America’s fear, and Barack Obama’s vulnerability The Guardian 2014-10-19 Gary Younge The virus is a metaphor for all that conservatives loathe, and sees the president’s policies under renewed attack In a column ostensibly explaining why moderates struggle in the Republican party, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen last year wrote: “People with conventional…

  • The Whiteness Project will make you wince. Because white people can be rather awful

    The Whiteness Project will make you wince. Because white people can be rather awful The Guardian 2014-10-15 Steven W. Thrasher, Weekly Columnist You’ve never seen privilege quite like this: ‘You can’t even talk about fried chicken or Kool-Aid without wondering if someone’s going to get offended’ White and black Americans see race from radically different…

  • Between two worlds

    Between two worlds The Guardian/The Observer 2003-04-05 Geraldine Bedell Britain has one of the fastest-growing mixed-race populations – but many people are still hostile towards interracial couples. We asked some of them how their lives have been affected During the 1991 Gulf war, Richard Littlejohn wrote in the Sun that British women married to Iraqis…

  • Will Brazil elect Marina Silva as the world’s first Green president?

    Will Brazil elect Marina Silva as the world’s first Green president? The Guardian/The Observer 2014-08-30 Jonathan Watts, Latin America Correspondent Born into a poor, mixed-race Amazon family, Marina Silva is on the verge of a stunning election win after taking over her party It started with the national anthem and ended with a rap. In…

  • I’m black, my brother’s white … and he’s a cop who shot a black man on duty

    I’m black, my brother’s white … and he’s a cop who shot a black man on duty The Guardian 204-08-25 Zach Stafford, Writer Chicago, Illinois I never thought that my brother would be one of those police officers. He was supposed to be different because of me My white brother loved black people more than…

  • Obama has 44 cousins in the Senate. Now can’t we all just get along?

    Obama has 44 cousins in the Senate. Now can’t we all just get along? The Guardian 204-08-07 A J Jacobs Forget the president’s Tea Party cousin or Washington animosity. My research shows that we’re all part of one big family. A dysfunctional one, but still – come on, cousins! It’s been a tough week for…