Tag Archives: Race

Marilyn Katz :
Whose race, and gender, is it anyway?

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal trigger an important conversation about identity and society. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | June 27, 2015 CHICAGO — Gender and race are not static but socially-created identities that can and should be … Continue reading →

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The ‘Double Consciousness’ of Race

Posted on August 1, 2009 by RagBlog

Graphic: Blair Kelly.Meet the New Elite, Not Like the OldBy Helene Cooper / July 25, 2009 WASHINGTON — They are the children of 1969 — the year that America’s most prestigious universities began aggressively recruiting blacks and Latinos to their … Continue reading →

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A Landmark Worth Saving: The School That Ended Segregated Schools

Posted on July 21, 2009 by RagBlog

TURNED AWAY Linda Brown was rejected when her father tried to enroll her at Sumner. Photo: Bob Pearman/Kansas City Star.In Purchase of School, Hopes of Saving a Neglected MonumentBy Susan Saulny / July 19, 2009 TOPEKA, Kan. — The classrooms … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson from Cuba: The PIC

Posted on December 29, 2008 by RagBlog

Members of the Party: the Independents of Color. Photo: © Gloria Rolando, 2001.Cuba marks centennial of Independent Party of ColorBy Mike Taber / December 29, 2008 Two presentations on little-known history of party that championed black rights in Cuba in … Continue reading →

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Zwarich: Eradicating Racism Means Eradicating Poverty and Deprivation

Posted on November 15, 2008 by RagBlog

People at Mom’s Place, a homeless shelter in Detroit.Photo: Ankur Dholakia / The Detroit News.A Post Racial America?Are we anywhere NEAR there yet?By Zwarich / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2008 A very good article from a young Black … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama : Pride and Prejudice

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama the new Mr Darcy? Dominic Cooper played the part in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Sense And Sensibility.’ Read ‘Mr. Darcy Comes Courting’ by Maureen Dowd below. Maureen Dowd hits the nail on the headBy Steve Russell … Continue reading →

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Class is not a Clinton Forte

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Seeds of Destructionby Bob Herbert / May 10, 2008 The Clintons have never understood how to exit the stage gracefully. Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class. So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today … Continue reading →

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