AltWeeklies Wire
Crimes Against (Some) Americansnew
In the past 30 years, America's prison population has exploded. Since 1970, our prison population has risen 700 percent, and the U.S. now houses roughly 25 percent of all prisoners in the world, despite having only 5 percent of the world's population.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Question Itnew
One effective way to begin to understand our racial biases is to examine where they came from.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Let's Talk About Racenew
First and foremost, there can't be any discussion about race and racism unless you're willing to entertain the notion that it still exists—that we're not living in a "post-racial" society—and that racism continues to cause serious problems in America.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Breaking the Silencenew
When James Ford Seale finally went on trial for his role in the 1964 kidnapping and deaths of Henry Dee and Charles Moore in Meadville, our reporting staff was blown away by the jury-selection process.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Taking Jobs from Blacks? Not so Muchnew
When Chokwe Lumumba was a new member of the Jackson City Council, he went looking for an answer to the dubious adage that undocumented immigrants performing low-skill jobs in the U.S. take jobs away native-born African Americans. Lumumba, who sponsored an anti-racial-profiling ordinance, turned to Dr. Steven Pitts, a labor policy expert at the University of California Berkeley Center of for Labor Research and Education.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
What Is White Privilege?new
The problem with white privilege is that those who enjoy it usually don't know it, or want to know. It takes a deliberate effort to see through the dirty water of privilege, but it's worth it for deeper racial understanding and meaningful dialogue.
Jackson Free Press |
Tim Wise |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Tags: White Privilege
Paula Deen's Downfallnew
Being from 'another time' isn't an excuse to be ignorant
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
06-26-2013 |
Race & Class
Paula Deen And Southern Nostalgianew
Nostalgia for slavery and its era is still a big part of the South's identity, at least for a certain set of Southerners.
L.A. Weekly |
Besha Rodell |
06-26-2013 |
Race & Class
Whole Foods Makes a Bet on Detroitnew
Epicurien retailer Whole Foods opened its sixth franchise in Michigan yesterday, and not in a tony suburb, but right in Detroit's midtown district. What does this portend for the area, its residents and the city proper?
Metro Times |
Lee DeVito |
06-06-2013 |
Race & Class
Where did black love go?new
A new book of essays offers 44 answers on the state of marriage among African-Americans.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
05-29-2013 |
Race & Class
Black Erosionnew
Gentrification breaks a neighborhood down from the inside out.
Charleston City Paper |
Jenna Lyles |
04-23-2013 |
Race & Class
Perms, Police and White Privilegenew
Admitting we have a problem is the first step.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ailen Arreaza |
04-18-2013 |
Race & Class
Bought & Sold: Forgotten Documents Highlight Slave Historynew
Tucked away on dusty courthouse shelves across the South, long-forgotten documents record the names of countless African-Americans whose forced labor was a cornerstone of the region's economy.
Mountain Xpress |
Jake Frankel |
04-16-2013 |
Race & Class
NOPD's "Stop-and-Frisk" Policiesnew
Police Chief Ronal Serpas says police officers use legitimate reasons — not racial profiling — to determine who they should stop, but records about the stops are skewed by flawed software.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-02-2013 |
Race & Class
The Relevance of Black Historynew
VIP Jackson magazine recently asked me to write an article on the continued relevancy of Black History Month.
Jackson Free Press |
Byron D’Andra Orey |
03-08-2013 |
Race & Class
