Context matters
“Concerned citizens” as an entity and a category scare me. More often than not, this is a label utilized to push for reactionary and often …
Deconstructing Western Privilege: Are Foreigners in Africa Benefiting At the Expense of Natives
Deconstructing Western Privilege: Are Foreigners in Africa Benefiting At the Expense of Natives Ugandans do not see me as an African-American or a black American. …
About Racial markers
In my last post I mentioned the hegemonic North American discourse in terms of Social Justice and how we use words and frame discussions. After …
Argentina Land of the Vanishing Blacks (Ebony Magazine 1973)
Argentina Land of the Vanishing Blacks (Ebony Magazine 1973) So much truth in that article! Although I am surprised they didn’t include one fact that …
MIZJ is “the self-declared arbiter of all things racial and unjust on the Internet”??!
14kgoldnyc: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. And those who know me, I only pull out the LOL on very, very special occasions. People, it’s easy to get mad at …
Not a token of appreciation
On Friday I posted a brief note about my emotional reaction over the Jezebel article on Lila Downs and her status as a Latina icon. …
Frustrating.
Frustrating. bluebears: When I read the post in question I have to admit I didn’t even notice the hashtag or at least not consciously. However …
You are not like ‘them’
This week Bruce Reyes-Chow is doing a series of posts on race for the San Francisco Chronicle. Today he writes the Three myths of the …