An interesting article on diversityinc.com by Luke Visconti about why white people may not understand the ongoing struggles of Blacks. My favorite pull-outs from the piece: In my observation from personal experience, almost 100 percent of white people have almost no concept of the "struggle" that African Americans face today. They may think they do, … Continue reading DiversityInc.com: Why Whites Don’t Understand the ‘Struggle’

UPDATE 6/26:  Jeremiah Owyang just emailed me about a post on feministing.com on Jeremy Bearer-Friend's thoughts below. I was in Los Angeles yesterday sitting in a hotel bearing Paris Hilton's family name (getting ready to deliver an e-advocacy workshop for the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network) when I received a call from Rex Huppke at the … Continue reading Unequal Justice for Paris Hilton

UPDATE 6/26:  Jeremiah Owyang just emailed me about a post on feministing.com on Jeremy Bearer-Friend's thoughts below. I was in Los Angeles yesterday sitting in a hotel bearing Paris Hilton's family name (getting ready to deliver an e-advocacy workshop for the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network) when I received a call from Rex Huppke at the … Continue reading Unequal Justice for Paris Hilton

Writers at the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times yesterday covered the implications of Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui's ethnicity. This would not be an issue if the shooter was white, which demonstrates that race matters in our country -- despite the claims of those promoting a "colorblind" society. Mercury … Continue reading Covering Race in the Aftermath of the Shooting

By Tamara K. Nopper (April 17, 2007) -- Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University.  I was trying to deal with my own disgust and sadness, especially since my professional life as a graduate student and college instructor is tied to universities.  … Continue reading Tamara Nopper: ‘What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings’

By Aysha Hussain on DiversityInc.com Now that the 10-day Don Imus controversy has come to an end, and the Rutgers University's women's basketball team has forgiven him for his remarks, many are wondering who will replace Imus and who will be next to get the ax? What does this controversy that has captured the attention … Continue reading ‘Lessons Learned After Imus’

Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent for “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” and the moderator of “Washington Week,” shares her own experiences with Don Imus' racism in an op-ed published today in the NY Times: For all their grit, hard work and courage, the Rutgers girls got branded “nappy-headed ho’s” — a shockingly concise sexual and racial … Continue reading Ifill on Imus

CNN just reported that radio host Don Imus will be suspended for two weeks starting Monday, April 16, based on an announcement from NBC. Imus recently made racist remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team — he called the players "nappy-haired hos." The NY Times today published a transcript of Imus' appearance on Al Sharpton's radio … Continue reading Apologies Are Not Enough, Don Imus