New research shows that sexism and racism play an unfortunately large role in the evaluation of state judges.
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Today in False Black “Pathologies”
“Black-on-black crime” is the inevitable result of geographic proximity, not some unique pathology.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Today in Reasons to Be Killed If You’re Black
An elderly African American veteran is shot for no reason at all.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Son, You Could Be Trayvon
Members of marginalized groups learn to shield themselves against racism, sexism, and homophobia. But how does one prepare a child for the world’s prejudice?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Where Hating Liberals Leads
If liberals are distressed at Trayvon Martin’s killing, conservatives are just going to have to go after the teenager.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Today in Facts About Black People
Jonah Goldberg doesn’t know as much as about black life as he presumes.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Hoodie
Short skirts don’t rape women; men rape women. Hoodies don’t shoot Skittles-toting teenagers; overzealous neighborhood watch guys shoot teenagers.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Geraldo: If You’re Black and Wear a Hoodie, Expect to Get Shot
The talk show host blames Trayvon Martin’s hoodie for his murder.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Walking While Black
If the colors here were reversed, if a white man were dead by gunshot, do you think for a minute that the black man would be walking around free?
Posted inLaw and Justice
George Zimmerman’s Collaborators
If he gets away with killing Martin, it’s not just the statute that bears responsibility.
