Race and Political Party Affiliation: Is there a connection?

The Washington Post looks at “The politics of race and religion in two pie charts” and provides a summary of the results of a study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life while examining the stereotypes affiliated with both parties.  Is there a connection between the social construct ofo race and one’s party affiliation?  […]

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First Lady Michelle Obama: The Face of a Slave?

The New York Daily News reports that First Lady Michelle Obama’s face was superimposed onto a famous painting of a former French slave and placed on the August 2012 cover of a Spanish magazine, Fuera de Serie.  Though she is praised as “great woman” in the article, some say that the image is an expression of racism. […]

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Lower Your Racial Expectations

My day began at 5:15 a.m. though I set my alarm for 6 a.m. My attire had been preselected, my bag packed (which is to be interpreted purse) and I had visited the salon for an evening hair appointment the night before. There was no reason for me to be awake but, I was. I […]

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Reporting Live For Race

Standing in my bathroom, looking into the mirror as if before millions of viewers and holding a hair brush in my hand, sometimes I want to say, “Good morning. I am Starlette McNeill. This week in race news…” At least for me, it seems that this is how many of our conversations should begin as […]

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Winning With Racism By Laura Rector

Winning With Racism, an Associated Baptist Press article by Laura Rector, examines the racialized language and images of the 2012 Republican candidates and the demands it makes on our Christian identity and witness.

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