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Category: A.D. Powell
Links, summaries and snappy commentaries on news and media by author A.D. Powell.
Census Bureau Gears Up for Annual Questionnaire
Census Bureau Gears Up for Annual Questionnaire From Associated Press November 28, 2004 The survey is designed to replace the ‘long form’ sent out every 10 years. About 250,000 homes […]
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Joe Rodriguez and the Hispanic double standard
Census Bureau turning back the racial clock: FIVE CHECK-BOXES WON’T COVER LATINOS’ EXPANSIVE VIEW OF RACE By Joe Rodriguez Mercury News When we were kids, our mother and father teased […]
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Another Latino Hypocrite on “race”
Until we all go colorblind, we need racial data By Joe Rodriguez Never count Ward Connerly out. One of these days, his vision of a multiracial America free of bigotry […]
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Latinos and white or mixed race identity
Race and Ethnicity in California: Demographics Report Series No. 4 (November 2001) The Population of Two or More Races in California Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity *Stanford […]
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A deeper look at an artist who refused to be white
A deeper look at an artist who refused to be white by Michael Kilian Chicago Tribune November 25, 2004 Romare Beardon (1911–1988) was not only one of the most talented […]
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The Rice controversy – more
What you do with success is what matters Dawn Turner Trice November 29, 2004 In last Monday’s column I wrote about a discussion I had with a good friend. She […]
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Damned if you do and damned if you don’t
Entering the colorblind zone 11/29/04 Chicago Tribune Observations from someone who’s been there: Welcome to racism when you’re biracial By Alysia Tate. Alysia Tate is the editor and publisher of […]
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A Hunt Turns Tragic, and Two Cultures Collide
A Hunt Turns Tragic, and Two Cultures Collide The New York Times November 28, 2004 By STEPHEN KINZER and MONICA DAVEY The two gatherings, less than 200 miles apart, seemed […]
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L.I. Clash on Immigrants Is Gaining Political Force
L.I. Clash on Immigrants Is Gaining Political Force The New York Times November 29, 2004 By PATRICK HEALY Everywhere Steve Levy went last year in his successful campaign for Suffolk […]
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