It’s Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn’t Shape Our Politics
It’s Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn’t Shape Our Politics
*Despite mainstream media’s prevalent version, Trumpism is about the politics of white identity. It can’t be middle-class discontent when 40 percent of the middle class are people of color and […]
The effect racist rhetoric has on young Latinos, and why all Americans should care
*The important thing, I think, is the “why all Americans should care” part. Latinos know the effects of racism on our youth, it’s non-Latinos who need the knowledge. Why? Apart […]
Latino man denied burial at “whites only” cemetery in Texas
*Of course, Texas. I thought the era of this kind of nonsense was gone. There are still a few cemeteries in Texas with fences across them to separate whites from […]
Community Rallies Around Mexican Grocery Store
*A good happy ending story. It started badly, with vandalism on the wall of a Mexican grocery store: Go back to Mexico now. The community around Las Palmas store in […]
Anti-Trump protesters descend on NBC headquarters over SNL appearance
*There werent hundreds of protesters, it was more like dozens. But they delivered more than half a million signatures in a petition that demands that NBC and Saturday Night Live […]
The other baggage of Confederate symbols: anti-Mexican sentiment
*The vast majority of Latinos have no idea of the struggles of Latino generations past, specifically of Mexican-Americans who fought institutional racism, lynching, and deep seeded hate. This is why […]
Do Latino Neighborhoods Have More to Fear from Gentrification?
*A fascinating read! It turns out that traditional Latino neighborhoods are more prone to gentrification because new white residents are less likely to move into a neighborhood that has a […]
Who’s at Fault for the Charleston Massacre?
*Henry Flores says the Charleston shooting was everyone’s fault for letting institutional racism get out of hand. He says “we need politicians con ganas who are willing to step up […]
What’s left to say about mass murder
*Sam writes what I’ve been thinking for days. [tweet_dis]The hate, the pain, the outrageous violence of the most recent mass murder is at once great and common.[/tweet_dis] Like Sam, I […]
Here’s What People Are Saying About The Waco Shootout And Race
*What’s the story?: Pictures of the aftermath of the Waco, Texas shootout among rival biker gangs that left nine dead and 18 wounded. Why is it important?: Compared to the […]