The New Yorker
The Messy Politics of Black Voices—and “Black Voice”—in American Animation
4 min · · Animation has often been considered exempt from the country’s prejudices. In fact, it is a genre built on the marble and mud of racial signification. · Shared by 21, including Rick Powell, Robin James, Felix M, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave)
The Intercept
Beware the Race Reductionist
14+ min · · In the debates over the proper role of identity politics, efforts to use identity to derail class-based projects have been widely overlooked. · Shared by 11, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
Black Culture Is Flourishing. How Can It Be Preserved?
6 min · · Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew share a portfolio of favorite works — and discuss curating Black art when so much creativity is online and ephemeral. · Shared by 52, including Alexis C. Madrigal, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Mark Kaigwa, Rick Powell
persuasion.community
The Danger of Race Reductionism
5 min · · Two prominent Black leftists warn that simplistic views about “white supremacy” will undermine the fight for social justice. · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means
4 min · · While the debates about Kamala Harris’ multiraciality may seem new, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile mixed-race people in the US have received about their racial identities. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
The Cut
Corey Couldn’t Take It Anymore
16+ min · · A Yale cafeteria worker smashed a monument to slavery, and changed an institution. · Shared by 14, including Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Rick Powell
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Dr. Adolph Reed Jr reacts to 'You ain't black', exposing myth of the black vote
· Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania Adolph Reed responds to Biden's, "you ain't black," comments. About Rising: Rising ... · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
A Black Marxist Scholar Wanted to Talk About Race. It Ignited a Fury.
7 min · · The cancellation of a speech reflects an intense debate on the left: Is racism the primary problem in America today, or the outgrowth of a system that oppresses all poor people? · Shared by 59, including Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Christina Hoff Sommers, Jeffrey Flier, Liam Bright, Paul Graham, Matt Goodwin, Rick Powell, Niall Ferguson
nature
Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism
3 min · · As a Black woman who is the chair of a university science department, people have questioned my right to exist at every stage. · Shared by 88, including Bethany Brookshire, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Christian Surchi, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Rick Powell
Boston Review
Bostock v. BLM
8 min · · Two conflicting visions of equality have recently emerged on the American political left. Only one aims at institutional change. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
The Atlantic
The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility
7 min · · The popular book aims to combat racism but talks down to Black people. · Shared by 160, including Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Michael Shermer, LoriBeth, Richard Dawkins, Denny Burk, Christina Hoff Sommers, Rick Powell, Olivia Kühni
Los Angeles Times
L.A.’s freeways might be the most racist monuments in California
4 min · · Spewing carbon monoxide across L.A. on the freeway system feeds into a pot of racism and segregation that’s been stewing for nearly a century. · Shared by 70, including Duncan Geere has left 🔰, James Fallows, William Gibson, Rick Powell, Brent Toderian
FiveThirtyEight
Why Statistics Don’t Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing
5 min · · Graphics by Jasmine Mithani Across the U.S., demonstrators have spent the past few weeks protesting against racial disparities in the country’s criminal justice… · Shared by 159, including Jennifer Ouellette, Nate Silver, Larry Ferlazzo, Catherine De Vries, Rick Powell, Deborah Blum, rohit, Birgit Schefer, Pip Morris, Maggie Koerth, Arin Basu
The American Prospect
The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
9 min · · From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic? · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
FiveThirtyEight
Confederate Statues Were Never Really About Preserving History
4 min · · In total, at least 830 Confederate monuments have been constructed across the U.S. Most were not built immediately after the Civil War. They were installed decades later, mostly in Southern states,… · Shared by 87, including Mike Tamir, PhD, Sarah E. Frostenson, Rick Powell, Julia Wolfe, Kevin M. Kruse
The Independent
We weren’t always racist so when did we come up with it and how did it begin?
9 min · · We weren’t always racists. We were always mean, murderous bastards, of course. Rape, slaughter, and slavery were once fairly normal and frequent. The plot of Taken has been rehearsed over and over… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell