ColorLines Sept/Oct 2007 Issue

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Sept/Oct 2007

Genetic Drift

The study of human genes has sparked a resurgence of debate about the true nature of race.

By Ziba Kashef

LAPD Gentrifies Skid Row As the affluent take the city, poor Black residents are pushed out with force. Trauma, Politics and Heroes A new comic book paints kids of color as superheroes with powers from Islamic knowledge. The Rise of the Ghetto-Fabulous Party Across campuses, white students are donning blackface, drinking 40s and playing at being undocumented immigrants. Just another stupid racist joke—or is it the culmination of two decades of conservative politics at colleges?		The Rebirth of a Nation? Glorifying eugenics in a cult classic for our times. Live from Death Row As Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case reaches a new turning point, prison activists reflect on his significance to the reform and abolition movements.

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Sept/Oct 2007

Weatherization in New York Creates Jobs, Opportunity dkar, November 2

Is Black Face the New Black? jrivas, November 2

Race, Feminism, Our Future: Taking on Postracialism jrivas, November 2

Richmond Gang Rape Raises Race Issue dhernandez, November 2

Stimulus Provides a Boost but Falls Short on Equity mchen, October 31

Video: Bullets in the Hood Nov/Dec 2007 Excerpt from 2004 documentary produced by ProTV and the Downtown Community Television Center

Turning to Tasers Nov/Dec 2007 Phoenix police became the first in the country to use Tasers, but will that decrease shootings?

Black, Latino Suburbs Have Most Shootings Nov/Dec 2007 In Chicago suburbs, more police shootings have occurred in communities with large black or Latino populations.

Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex Fall 1998 What is the Prison Industrial Complex? Why does it matter? Angela Y. Davis tells us. (From Special Section: Prison Industrial Complex)


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