RACIAL JUSTICE In his farewell address, President Obama addressed race and linked racism to perpetuating economic injustice and cultural insularity.
Obama’s Farewell and a Direction for American Liberalism: Part 2
The Trump Effect
Now, with President Trump as the role model, there's no reason to think that his success will be interpreted as anything less than an invitation for the Monstrous Deplorables to act on their hatred.
Notes from Vacation
In a society in which racism is imbued in our history, incorporated into our institutions and woven into our identities, Black Lives are "perceived" as being more threatening than are white lives. That's why Black Lives Matter.
Damned Lies and Racist Statistics
THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST RACIST LIES IS A STATISTICS COURSE So I wasn't planning on posting today. I was perfectly happy with the traffic my most recent post received. I was planning on vegetating after a long week at work, watch a movie with my wife, eat some pizza. I came home, clicked on Facebook... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Warren Schools Our Representatives on Discussing Race
WE CANNOT MAKE PROGRESS ON CIVIL RIGHTS WITHOUT A REASONED AND INFORMED DISCOURSE
Jon Stewart Has No More Jokes on Gun Violence
REALLY. HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THIS BEFORE WE DO SHIT ON THIS?
Chris Hayes on the Problems of White Culture
AND HOW IT'S BEING IGNORED BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA This clip is so perfect, it needs no explanation.
Racism is More Complicated Than That!
BREAKING THE MYTH OF THE RACIST "BAD APPLES" If the Black Lives Matter movement does nothing else, at the very least it, and associated movements, forces us to discuss race. In many regards, race and racism has been a silenced issue for about a generation. We have the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights... Continue Reading →
The Mad Sociologist Blog 