I think you’ll find these letters sent to Salon.com interesting. The writers are furious at Salon editor Laura Miller because she denounced a “black” character on a television program as […]
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Category: A.D. Powell
Links, summaries and snappy commentaries on news and media by author A.D. Powell.
Story of Melungeons shows early diversity in upper South
Story of Melungeons shows early diversity in upper South Knoxville News Sentinel
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Black Like Me
Black Like Me: Winks and nods as admissions policy. By Peter Kirsanow http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-kirsanow072803.asp
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Parents: White Teacher Should Not Teach Black History’
Parents: White Teacher Should Not Teach Black History Group Of Parents Protest District’s Decision WEWS-TV http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2360897/index.html
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Race-based medicine sparks debate
Race-based medicine sparks debate MSNBC.com In a country that calls itself a melting pot, some researchers say its critical to categorize people by race for some biomedical research — and […]
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White Hemings Descendants embrace “one drop”
A Family Get-Together of Historic Proportions The New York Times July 14, 2003 By JAMES DAO Madison Hemings and his siblings were so light-skinned that they were able to blend […]
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Affirmative action ruling makes it easy for elites
Affirmative action ruling makes it easy for elites By CAROL M. SWAIN The victory that affirmative action’s proponents scored in the University of Michigan Law School decision is a loss […]
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Civil Rights, the Sequel
Civil Rights, the Sequel The New York Times July 7, 2003 By BOB HERBERT It’s been more than 30 years since Whitney Young Jr. died and his name is no […]
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Parade Magazine cover on multiracial children
Parade Magazine cover on multiracial children http://www.parade.com/homepage.html
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Discrimination on the basis of caste
American universities don’t have a damn about discrimination that does not have its origins in the United States. Discrimination on the basis of caste
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