Wednesday Video Potpourri
Just a few videos to start our journey toward the weekend. David Neptune and Ken Tanaka’s “What Kind of Asian Are You?” has amassed nearly 3 million views since debuting during YouTube’s “Comedy Week”...
View ArticleWatch: Racialicious Contributor Tressie McMillan Cottom on Dan Rather Reports
By Arturo R. García Always a joy to watch when our contributors get some shine in other media outlets. Latest case in point: Tressie McMillan Cottom, who has shared some great work with us covering,...
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Why Being a POC Author Sucks Sometimes
By Guest Contributor Ellen Oh, cross-posted from Hello Ello When I do my diversity presentation for high schools, I open with this chart: It’s an immediate attention grabber. Why? Because this...
View ArticleLate Update: Catch Kendra James On Al-Jazeera Today!
Just wanted to give everybody a heads-up: Our own Kendra James will be appearing on Al-Jazeera’s The Stream at 3:25 p.m. EST to discuss affirmative action policies in the U.S. in the wake of the...
View ArticleLunch Break Tidbits: Discussing Affirmative Action on Al Jazeera’s The Stream
Yesterday I appeared on Al Jazeera’s The Stream to discuss Affirmative Action policies in college admissions and hiring. Also on the panel were Ari Berman from The Nation, Jerome Hudson from the...
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Meanwhile, On Tumblr: Surprise, Surprise! SCOTUS Rules Against Native Americans
By Andrea Plaid Image via pbs.org. As you know, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) did the One Step Forward/Three Steps Back Dance when it came to rights for marginalized people. The Supreme Court ruled in...
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Quoted: Have HBCUs Outlived Their Usefulness?
The (now closed) Saint Paul’s College crest via. HBCUbuzz.com The news of St. Paul’s closing came around the same time that a board member at Howard University, another historically black institution,...
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Gender, Race, And Going To Class: A Call For A Feminist Reading of For-Profit...
By Guest Contributor Tressie McMillan Cottom, cross-posted from The Feminist Wire Most of us have seen the ads exhorting us to “call today!” to start on a new future with a college degree. How many of...
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Race + Education: New York Standardised Test Scores Hit New Lows
Standardised New York State test scores infografic via the New York Post Clearly we have a problem. According to the standardised test scores that came out last week only 26% of 3rd-8th grade students...
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Quoted: Inside Higher Ed on Meritocracy Vs. Bias
“While the principle of fairness may be a driving concern in people’s attitudes towards policies such as affirmative action, social welfare, and fair housing, the malleability of white respondents’...
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Race + Tech: Despite ‘Titstare,’ Black Girls Code Does Disrupt Right
By Arturo R. García While a pair of sophomoric, reckless displays ended up being the calling card for this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt developers’ gathering, let’s not let that take away from the work...
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Half of Asian-American NYC Teens Bullied In School, New Report Finds
By Guest Contributor Sukjong Hong Sikh-American student Pawan Singh (center) reacts at a Nirbhau Nirvair Workshop. All images courtesy of the Junior Sikh Coalition. No one promises junior high school...
View ArticleRace + Tech: Watch Black Girls Code’s Kimberly Bryant’s TED Talk
By Arturo R. García The opening of Kimberly Bryant’s video lays it out: “Just to say the words ‘Black Girls’ is revolutionary.” In this presentation from a TED Talks event in Kansas City in August...
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‘But Everybody On TV Is White And All The Nice People Are Blonde’
By Guest Contributor Hana Riaz, cross-posted from Media Diversified Participants in the upcoming exhibition, ‘A Different Mirror.’ Images and video by Martyna Przybysz. Earlier this summer, my...
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Twitter Recap: American Promise On PBS
By Kendra James On 2-3-14 I sat down to live tweet the television premier of the documentary American Promise. The film follows two Black students, Idris and Seun, as the begin kindergarten at an elite...
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Quoted: Gabourey Sidibe At The Ms. Foundation Gala
“Gabourey, how are you so confident?” It’s not easy. It’s hard to get dressed up for award shows and red carpets when I know I will be made fun of because of my weight. There’s always a big chance if I...
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Quoted: Brittney Cooper on Diversity In College Debate
Towson University debate team members Ameena Ruffin and Korey Johnson. Image via Salon.The increasing racial diversity of college debate is directly attributable to the work of these leagues, but of...
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Quoted: White Teenagers Offended, World Stops
Lawrenceville School Student Body President Maya Peterson’s “Lawrenceville boi” picture. Image via Buzzfeed. One of Peterson’s first acts as president was to institute a “diversity representative” on...
View ArticleThe SDCC Files: Women of Color in Comics
By Arturo R. García [View the story “The SDCC Files: Women of Color in Comics” on Storify] The post The SDCC Files: Women of Color in Comics appeared first on Racialicious - the intersection of race...
View ArticleThe SDCC Files: Rep. John Lewis and March: Book 2 [Updated]
By Arturo R. García [View the story “The SDCC Files: Rep. John Lewis and ‘March: Book 2′” on Storify] The post The SDCC Files: Rep. John Lewis and March: Book 2 [Updated] appeared first on Racialicious...
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