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by Jonathan Adams on January 13 2009, 10:39AM
Image by Shepard Fairey Everybody we know is getting on the bus to Washington, D.C., to be a part of Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. We’ve just learned that ColorLines has been credentialed to cover the event, so we are…
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Demand justice in the killing of Oscar Grant
by Jonathan Adams on January 13 2009, 10:14AM
ColorOfChange.org is launching a campaign for justice in the murder of Oscar Grant. It’s been 12 days since the shooting and despite eyewitness videos that show what happened, the officer who shot him hasn’t been arrested or questioned by…
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by Jonathan Adams on January 12 2009, 1:25PM
H/T Guanabee Remember that weird AXE commercial to advertise their new irresistible spray “Dark Temptation” when all the white girls couldn’t keep their hands off the chocolate man. Well, now, you can eat Barack Obama. Maybe we should add…
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by Jonathan Adams on January 12 2009, 10:31AM
A video of Britain’s Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, spewing racist remarks has found its way to the press. While filming a video diary in 2006, Harry calls a fellow soldier a “Paki,” and another a…
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Israel Suspected of Using Illegal White Phosphorous in Gaza
by Jonathan Adams on January 12 2009, 9:11AM
Human rights groups are calling on Israel to stop using white phosphorus in its war on Gaza. The use of the deadly chemical in wars is only legal in areas that are not densely populated by civilians, Human Rights…
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Mukasey Attacks Immigrants’ Legal Rights in Eleventh Hour
by Jonathan Adams on January 8 2009, 11:27AM
Despite the fact that Attorney General Michael Mukasey has only been the Justice Department head for little over a year, he appears committed to the Bush administration’s de-prioritization of civil rights by denying due process to immigrants, asylum seekers, and…
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by Jonathan Adams on January 8 2009, 8:13AM
Council: NYPD to Report on Race in Police Shootings “The New York City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to require the Police Department to file annual reports about the use of deadly force by officers, including the race, gender and…
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be Surgeon General
by Jonathan Adams on January 7 2009, 1:49PM
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, has been tapped to join the Obama administration as Surgeon General. The Atlanta-based neurosurgeon and son of Indian immigrants has plenty DC experience having served during the Clitnon administration as an adviser…
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Jeffrey Wright Tased by Lousiana Cops
by Jonathan Adams on January 7 2009, 9:12AM
Back in July, we reported that Jeffrey Wright—and fellow actor, Josh Brolin—were peppersprayed and tased by police after a bar fight in Shreveport, Lousiana during the filming of their movie, W. Here’s video, courtesy of TMZ, of the incident:…
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Venezuela Responds to Attack on Gaza; Scandal Rocks Indian Stock Market
by Jonathan Adams on January 7 2009, 8:10AM
Asian Immigrant Families Using Technology for Sons “Researchers are finding the first evidence that some Asian immigrant families are using U.S. medical technology to have sons instead of daughters, apparently acting on an age-old cultural prejudice that has led to…
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by Jonathan Adams on January 6 2009, 3:15PM
h/t ImmigrationProf Check out this piece from ABC News tonight. They’ve done a few of these social experiments in their “What Would You Do?” series on race, but this one focuses on anti-immigrant sentiment and language. Watch the clip….
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Roland Burris Denied at Capitol Hill
by Jonathan Adams on January 6 2009, 2:52PM
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JetBlue Passenger Forced to Cover Arabic T-Shirt Awarded
by Jonathan Adams on January 6 2009, 2:05PM
Just days after a Muslim family was thrown off an AirTran plane, the ACLU announces a victory against racial profiling on airplanes. An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded 240,000 dollars…
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now About the Oscar Grant Shooting
by Jonathan Adams on January 5 2009, 2:06PM
Oscar Grant, an unarmed man, was killed by an Oakland police officer. Here are five things (compiled by Makani Themba-Nixon) that you should do right now to respond to the senseless death of this 22 year old Black man. Video…
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ACLU Loves The Accidental American
by Jonathan Adams on January 5 2009, 12:03PM
ACLU of Northern California named The Accidental American one of the Six Books We Loved in 2008. The Accidental American is about all of us living in the United States. It isn’t only immigrants such as Mamdouh, and my own…
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Richardson Withdraws Name for Scty of Commerce
by Jonathan Adams on January 5 2009, 9:37AM
The new administration appears to want as few issues as possible in what proves to be a grueling first 100 days. It’s no wonder Bill Richardson withdrew his name from nomination for Commerce Secretary due to an ongoing grand jury…
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Still Not Safe to Fly While Brown
by Jonathan Adams on January 5 2009, 9:13AM
It’s 2009, but innocent people are still being harassed in the new year. Nine Muslim passengers on a New Year’s Day flight on AirTran were kicked off a flight after others flying reportedly heard remarks about airport security. Because…
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Check Out These Ten Young Progressive Intellectuals
by Jonathan Adams on January 2 2009, 2:07AM
Andrew Golis at Talking Points Memo put together a list of people who make him hopeful for the future, and Rinku Sen, President of the Applied Research Center, is among them. Rachel Maddow and RaceWire favorite, Jay Smooth, also make…
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Have Any Good Ideas for Change in America?
by Jonathan Adams on December 30 2008, 9:46AM
Change.org users have submitted over 5000 ideas and over 200,000 votes on innovative projects for the new administration. The voting ends tomorrow, Dec 31, and if we want to have any racial justice ideas move to next round we should…
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Ken Blackwell Defends Barack the Magic Negro CD
by Jonathan Adams on December 29 2008, 10:20AM
Embedded video from CNN Video While the current chairman of the RNC criticizes Chip Saltsman’s song about Barack Obama, Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State and one of two Black men vying for the seat agrees with Saltsman and…
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