Acting Affirmatively
The words “affirmative action” first appear in Executive Order 10925 signed by President John F. Kennedy in March of 1961. They were later used again in another Executive Order signed by President Lyndon Johnson in September of 1965. Nothing is more freighted with meaning for our own destiny than the revolution of the Negro American…In … Read more
Stats on Stats on Stats
So I just came across a recent report in news outlets and the blogosphere that showed how poorly Blacks and Hispanics did in the last recession. It was pretty damn bad. Hispanic wealth fell by about 66% and Black wealth fell about 53%. Hell, even Asians felt the bite, losing about 54% of their wealth. … Read more
Casey Anthony = OJ?
Before we get started, the answer is “no.” Now that we got that out of the way, I recently had a pretty interesting conversation with my fellow intern. You know, the one that walked in on me eating chicken and dancing that one time. Yeah, that one. We spent most of the day in meetings … Read more
Stop Comparing
Many, if not all of us, have had racial debates or experienced racially charged moments. They occur during dinner parties, family renunions, drunken shindigs, public forums, your Sociology class, whenever. If you’re a human-being, chances are, you’ve had a racially charged argument or two. But, even though these contentious moments vary greatly, there seem to … Read more
That’s So Ghetto! (Pt. II)
That’s So Ghetto! Most of the managers were out of the office on Monday for a training conference, so the coworkers threw a party (naturally). Nothing out of control, we just told everybody to grab food and meet in the conference room to watch YouTube videos during lunch. We made a grocery list and everyone … Read more
Black Ops
Ok, let’s get this out of the way. Everyone in your office already knows you’re black (unless you go the Sammy Sosa route) and most likely they’ve already come up with stereotypes based on that. We know, we’ve talked about it here before. The sad part about it is that several of these stereotypes are … Read more
