Articles related to "Racism"



Dealing With Everyday Racism
When faced with a remark that could be interpreted as racist from a friend or co-worker, it's best to respond with a level-head.
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Reverse Racism?
When we explore the logic of "Reverse Racism", we begin to question the word "race" itself. Read about my personal experiences of racism from different ethnic groups.
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"The Death Of Socrates"-The Relationship Between Art & Politics
A frightening introduction describing the power of the government to employ artistic expression for political purposes.
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Diversity in Our Schools
A look at the roles skin color and economics play in one public school system.
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Ever Notice...
An essay on the political aspects of being a womanish teacher and how the political process corrects this feminine profession to make it perform right.
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John Rocker - Politically incorrect relief pitcher
Editorial on the now infamous interview given by Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker to a Sports Illustrated reporter, and the resulting fallout. Endorsement deals are not likely coming any time soon for this angry anti-role model.
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Maori
A short history of the Maori People, their struggles to overcome oppression, and questions they must answer if they are to have a viable future as a people and cultural identity.
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One Night in an American Picture
I had course to meet a very special hitch-hiker not so long ago, the author of a book that never fails to move, with a story that opens eyes like none other I've read. Meet the book, the picture show and the man ...
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Rocker: Not a Free Speech Issue
Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker is free to say whatever he wants. That's his right. It's also Major League Baseball's right to punish him for it, John McQuiston writes.
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Survey on Perceptions of Arab Americans
The results of a survey on Perceptions of Arab Americans.
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The Unity of Mankind - A Spiritual Reality
The Baha'i Faith teaches the Unity of Mankind, but, is it the only religion to do so? This article will examine this question
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A History of Negro League Baseball
The history of the Negro Leagues is even more interesting and complex than the origins of the Major Leagues.
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AIDS and Canadian Aboriginals
Aboriginal people are disproportionately effected by AIDS in Canada.
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Belgium and Holland's Black Peter
Saint Nicholas is invariably revered as the Children's Saint in many European countries. But his helpers differ in many aspects from country to country.
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Hate Speak For Dollars
Misogyny, racism, and hatred of gays fill the airwaves because hatred sells. Those who pander hatespeak are well paid media darlings.
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Racial Tolerance
Can the idea of tolerance lead to social justice in a pluralistic society, or does the idea perpetuate the type of social hierarchy it purports to eradicate?
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Shakespeare's Othello
Othello is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It contains one of his most well-written heroes and, arguably, the very best Shakespearean villain.
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Deconstructing Star Wars
A basic analysis of seemingly innocent popular culture texts often reveals strong undercurrents of colonial aggression towards Indigenous people.
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Savage Frontier
Rodney Liddell is a famous and highly regarded author in Queensland, Australia. His popular book "Savage Frontier" attacks Indigenous identity and claim to the land.
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Gwendolyn Brooks' Maud Martha.. extraordinarily Ordinary
This article focuses on Gwendolyn Brooks' character, Maud Martha and "ordinarines" as a devise for strong characterization.
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The Great White Guilt - <i>Jimmie Blacksmith</i>'s Cry for Freedom
Examination of the portrayal of indigenous Australians on film, using <i>The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith</i> as a case study.
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Future After Aboriginal Genocide
A fictional idea of what the future might be like if native genocide and western mono-culturalism are allowed to continue unchecked. Sobering.
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Marxism vs Native Rights
"Good Guys" part one. In the complex domain of Aboriginal rights, marxists sometimes find themselves working for the enemy.
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Master Race Science
Here we explore the way the science of eugenics has been used to justify and popularise racial mythology.
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Media Controversy Over Imus Remark
Don Imus's comment about the Rutgers women's basketball team was offensive and problematic but the media is hypocritical about this type of incident in general
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Springsteen's Protest (Pt. 1)
In We Shall Overcome, Bruce Springsteen voices a subtle, but powerful message of political protest. Part 1 explores the album’s pro-labor and anti-racism messages.
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Chocolate Obama Jesus
Americans are notoriously indifferent to art until it offends them. Two sculptures of Jesus are in the headlines. It must be Easter time.
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Lucky Bill Longley 1
Bill Longley: Texas gun-fighter, killer, western outlaw, and murderer of numerous blacks in Texas.
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Springsteen's Protest (Pt. 2)
Part 2 of this article continues the discussion of the politics behind Bruce Springsteen's latest album with a discussion of its anti-war message.
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When is a movie not just a movie?
An examination of the ethnic, moral, and historical issues surrounding The Lord of the Rings, which is occasionally embroiled in a controversy alleging that the book is racist.
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Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston is best known for Their Eyes Were Watching God, but this controversial author wrote other novels, stories, plays, and more.
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John Sayles
John Sayles--a short biography and a filmology of a brilliant write and director.
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The 90's: What did YOU sleep on?
What in the 90's did you miss out on? Here's a review.

The Dichotomy of a Hip-Hop Music Fan
Writer Steve 'Flash' Juon discusses his complex feelings about the contradictions in hip-hop music today.
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Tribal Identity and Loss of Self
The loss of a tribal identity for modern people has resulted in a loss of personal identity, loss of stability and sense of well-being that can be directly contributable to all our modern neurosis.
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Aboriginal Rights, CERD Findings
Has there been any improvement in Australian Aboriginal rights since the UN condemned Australia's racism and descrimination record nearly ten years ago?
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Claude McKay
Meet the young novelist from Jamaica who upset W.E.B. DuBois.
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Declaration of Independence: hip-hop manifesto

Focus On: Monday Morning
Selectric Records artists Monday Morning are hitting the air waves, and hittin’ them HARD. “Wonder of It All,” from their debut album, “Fool’s Paradise,” took only 9 week
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Glory Road: DVD Review
Fred reviews the Special Features off the Glory Road DVD.
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Hip-Hop is not a taco, it's food for your SOUL

Japan's Dark Side
This PG(13)-rated article touches on some of the less pleasant aspects of Japanese society: violent crime, prostitution and discrimination.
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Child Soldier Turned Rapper
Emmanual Jal escaped from war in Sudan as a child and now spreads his message of peace. From the age of 7 they trained him for combat, but his peaceful spirit won out.
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Henrietta Vinton Davis Day
Henrietta Vinton Davis was an actor and leader that made an impression in the history of African Americans.
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Jazz, Josephine Baker, and France
Into a France rocked by WWI and the Great Depression, jazz arrived at the perfect moment to revitalize, renew, and fill deep longings for escape into "Otherness
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Mother Goose - Friend of Fascist?
Innocent rhymes or deeply subversive propoganda...you be the judge!
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Movie Review of La Corona
In its East Coast Premiere at the Florida Film Festival, "La Corona" follows dangerously attractive women in a Colombian prison who compete in a beauty pageant.
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Overcoming the “Indian” Stereotype

Politically Correct Nursery Rhymes
Is revisionism of fairy tales and nursery rhymes in the name of political correctness itself politically incorrect?
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