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Racism
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Interlopers on Social Media: Feminism, Women of Color and Oppression
As women of color who identify as feminist and who engage online, we are implicated in this conversation.
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Richard Sherman’s GPA and “Thug” Label: The Codes That Blind
While media hype certainly plays a role in the lingering focus on Sherman after the on-field interview, the responses offer important moments to consider.
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The ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: Hollywood Shuns Asians, While New Media Embraces Them
Racist parodies of Asians somehow remain okay and acceptable in the imaginations of producers and writers.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Forbes 400 Are as Rich as All US African-Americans, and More
The richest 400 people in our nation have as much wealth as the entire African-American population in the United States, and more.
You Are Not One but Many
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Has Martin Luther King’s “Dream” Been Realized?
Nearly half of those who responded to a poll said a lot more needs to be done before people in the United States would "be judged not by the …
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Beyond the Dreamer
As the country marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday, a veteran activist explains why it would be a mistake to remember King as only a great civil rights …
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When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns
King became an icon of pacifism, but he also believed in confrontational direct action.
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Dr. King’s Nightmare
The wealth possessed by our nation's 400 richest billionaires is equal to the collective net worth of all African-American households.
Dayvon Love: “King’s Teachings on US Imperialism Opened My Eyes to Radical Thought”
Young Baltimore activist Dayvon Love tells Paul Jay how MLK's teaching that American blacks must be anti-imperialist, changed his life.