Consuming The Other: Rachel Dolezal’s Charade Bulldozes Black Womanhood
By now, you’ve probably heard the sordid and bewildering story of world class Decepticon, Rachel Dolezal, explode across your social media timelines. Each day since…
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Deputy Sheriff Caught in Blackface Posing Like a Slave Picking Cotton
A Georgia sheriff deputy has come under fire for posing for a photo while in blackface at a Halloween party. Unlike other Halloween racists discussed…
Golliwogs, Chains, & eBay
Lest you read the title and conclude that this author has lost her mind completely take comfort in knowing that I didn’t know what a…
Why My White Friends Don’t Live in Post-Racial America: Addressing Privilege and Microaggressions
Perhaps one of the highlights of my 2012 thus far was the explosion that the internet put on the shit certain people say. I’m not…
White Comedian in Blackface Proves that White Folks at BYU Don’t Know or Care About Black History
So I got an email from a reader this morning; a reader who happens to be white. After reading my recent post about the politics…
Affion Crockett: In The Flow, Or Same ‘Ole Coonery?
I’ve often wondered where and why we draw the lines in our morality the way that we do. Other than the fact that life is…
So, now blackface is high fashion!
By JuJuBe (Joanna) When I was a teenager, my family, and the families we were closest to would put on a “talent” show. We would…