“That Conversation about Race” category archive
A Question of Identity 0
The SPLC peers behind the mask.
The Single-Issue Party 0
Thom argues that the Republican Party now stands for one thing only.
Recommended Viewing 0
Journey of an African Colony on Netflix. (I doubt you can find it on other streaming services, as it is a Netflix production.)
If you are white like me, it will give you a perspective to which you have likely not been exposed.
Aside:
The cacophony of crap on Netflix can be overwhelming, that is, it can make choosing something to watch rather daunting.
Try searching for “docuseries.” Doing so will turn up worthwhile results.
Birds of a Feather? 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times would like to know.
The Stand Not Taken 0
Daniel Ruth muses on the Florida Governor’s refusal to take a stand against Florida’s home-grown Nazis.
A Supreme Realization 0
At The Seattle Times, Luis Carrasco considers the current who-shot-john about who President Biden will nominate to the Supreme Court. In response, Carrasco takes a deep and thoughtful look at how America, to use his terms, “default(s) to white” in our concept of what constitutes normal.
Here’s one little story about how this manifested itself in his own life; methinks the entire piece is worth the few minutes it will take you to read it.
He was Afro-Latino, and I was a fool.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Crocodile’s can have tears.
A Question of Identity Politics 4
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kevin McDermott has a wonder:
What do you suppose is the difference here? . . .
Follow the link for his answer.
Why Is the Elephant Afraid of the Maus? 0
At Boston.com. Northeastern professor Hillary Chute tries to answer that question. A nugget:
“I was surprised because it’s so ridiculous and the reasons given were so specious,” she says, “but in some ways I wasn’t surprised, because ‘Maus’ has always been a lightning rod.
(snip)
“So I can see why that would be an argument that is terrifying to people who want to deny that history happened, the way it happened, and so, in some ways I wasn’t surprised,” she says.
“Laboratories of Autocracy” 0
Sam talks with David Pepper about how Republicans craft their skills to gut out the vote.
Decoding De (Color) Code 0
Gordon Weil translates.
Plus Ca Change 0
At The Roanoke Times, Jeff E. Shapiro argues that, in Virginia, it’s 1885 all over again.