As the presidential race nears its end, and tensions rise, it has become abundantly clear to most that race is playing a huge role in this…race.
Exhibit A:
A coworker speaks:
America’s not ready for a black president.
and
I just can’t get past his name.
and
He [Obama] is best friends with a terrorist [Ayers] – they’re next-door neighbors! He [Ayers] [...]
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Seems like there’ve been a few conversations going on [for a while] about being black and what that means. Or being biracial [specifically black and white, most frequently] and what that means. Some of the hype might be because Obama’s got the [presumptive] nomination and everyone who’s not black is looking for a crash course. [...]
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Posted in my life, pop culture, race, social theory, tv, tagged Black in America, black&white, CNN, race, racism, Soledad O'brien on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think that our stories are just as universal as anybody else’s. It’s been a struggle to prove that true. That the stories of African Americans are universal, and therefore should not be ghetto-ized. [Spike Lee, CNN's BiA celeb interviews]
I thought I was done. But I just had to include this quote from Spike Lee. [...]
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I’ve received word-of-mouth reminders and advertisements for CNN’s “Black in America” ‘Special Report’ [billed as the culmination of a year's worth of research] for the last two months, at least. Emails from black friends, family, and coworkers were filled with save-the-date type notices telling me to set my dvr for the special. No one had [...]
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