'Comic Con bans cosplay champion's 'blackface' entry - The EuroCosplay Championships, to be held at MCM Comic Con in London later this month, pit together the winners of individual competitions in 25 European countries. - BBC, 10/2019
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards - Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not privilege the values of white and Western employees and leave behind people of color. - Stanford Social Innovation, 06/2019
3 Ways to Speak English - Poet and scholar Jamila Lyiscott performs her spoken word piece in response to a "compliment" that she is articulate. - Jamila Lyiscott, TED, 02/2014
Despicable Ad - An advertisement created by the Portuguese Commission to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights gives the message to "put racism in the right place". - Marcelo Lourenço
The Way Home: Women Talk About Race in America - A trailer for a film that focuses on sixty four women representing various ethnicities; coming together an share their experiences of racism in America. - WorldTrustTV, 4/30/2010
Racist Commercials - A compilation of racist commercials - LighterSideVideos, 8/11/2011
New rules could expand limits on profiling- "The Justice Department is considering new rules that would bar federal agents from launching investigations based on a person’s religion or country of origin." - Pete Williams,1/16/2014
Doll Test - A compilation of racial tests done on children with a black and white doll. They were asked to differentiate between which doll they felt like was the nicest, the meanest,etc. - BSC4, 2/7/2012
The Hidden Bigotry of Crosswords- Last month, Sally Hoelscher published her first crossword puzzle in The New York Times. It was Presidents’ Day; the theme was memoirs by first ladies. Like lots of nerdy subcultures, the crossword puzzle has a buzzing ecosystem, and it whirred into action.
Study: Math teachers show most bias against girls of color- New research into how teachers evaluate the mathematical ability of students suggests that White teachers and teachers of color alike have biases that favor White and male students.
A KIDS' YouTube channel has been accused of racism after a cartoon angel who “loses her beauty” becomes black. - In the story, a Prince falls in love with a beautiful character called Dina who isn’t allowed to speak to him because she’s an angel. Seeing that’s he’s sad, she then speaks to him but that means she has to give up her beauty. But when she goes to see the Prince again, her character’s appearance has changed and she has black skin and brown hair. - The Sun , 07/2019
STUDY REVEALS THAT BLACK GIRLS ARE PERCEIVED AS MORE ADULT-LIKE THAN PEERS - Literally coming as no surprise to anyone, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality’s Initiative on Gender Justice and Opportunity released Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, a collection of data proving that Black girls aged 5 to 14 are perceived to be more “adult-like” and less innocent than their white peers. By Erin White, 05/20/2019
Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy - African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women are about three times more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy, compared to white women in the United States. By Roni Caryn Rabin, 05/07/2019
Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises - White drug users addicted to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids have had near exclusive access to buprenorphine, a drug that curbs the craving for opioids and reduces the chance of a fatal overdose. That's according to a study out Wednesday from the University of Michigan. It appears in JAMA Psychiatry. -By WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News, 05/08/2019
9 ways racism impacts maternal health - As we celebrate our moms and mommies this Mother’s Day, let us not forget that for some, motherhood is not an enjoyed privilege. For many Black, Indigenous and racialized women in Turtle Island (North America) and globally — motherhood is a fight for life. -By Roberta K. Timothy, PBS, 05/12/2019
Black students are suspended at the highest rate from Arizona schools, data shows- Black and Native American students are suspended from Arizona schools at higher rates than white students, according to an analysis by The Arizona Republic of the most recent federal discipline data. -By Lily Altavena, Arizona Republic, 04/15/2019
When School Dress Codes Discriminate - While a dress code is supposed to make the school environment more conducive to learning, it frequently does the opposite. In the past year, schools all over the country made national news for the ways they enforce their dress code -By Kira Barrett, neaToday, 07/24/2018
Wage Gap Growing Most for Hispanics - Study shows that median weekly salaries dropped 9.4 percent for low-income Hispanic workers, more than black, white, or Asian workers of the same income bracket. - NBC News
Americans Call First Indian American Miss America Winner a Terrorist - On September 15, 2013 Nina Davuluri was crowned as Miss America 2014, and is the first Miss America of Indian Decent. Individuals on Twitter are quick to label Nina as a terrorist, un-American, and a foreigner despite being born in Syracuse, New York. - Matt Binder, 9/16/2013
Dunkin Chocolate Donut Ad-- Is It Racist? - The head of Dunkin Donut's Thai franchise released an advertisement for a charcoal donut with a women painted completely black, but with hot pink lips. Human right groups lashed out at the company demanding for the ad to be pulled. The U.S.. Dunkin Donuts apologized and is working on removing the ad, despite the fact that the CEO of Dunkin Donuts in Thailand belies this is all American paranoia - Jocelyn Gecker, 8/30/2013
Where Are All The Black Models? - Beverly Johnson was the first black model to be on the cover of Vogue Magazine and Elle Magazine. Throughout her modeling career, she has continued to break racial barriers in the fashion and modeling industry. She is also one of few to realize the new trend, which is the decline of black models being used. - Beverly Johnson, 9/12/2013
Telling the Story of Privilege - Teacher describes her students' response to Richard Wright's Black Boy, and the conversation it sparked on different types of privilege. - Ashley Lauren Samsa, 02/10/2014
School Sends Girl, 7, Home Over Her 'Distracting Dreadlocks- 7-year-old Tulsa was sent home from her elementary school because her dreads were too distracting. Deborah Brown Community Schools has a very strict policy on hair banning dreads, Mohawks, Afros, and other select hair styles for being too distracting. Tiana transferred to a new school where the dress code permits dreads. - NewsOne Staff, 09/04/2013
Confessions of a Minority Darling - "CBS anchor Julie Chen got slammed for her decision to have plastic surgery to look less ‘Asian,’ but many minorities have felt pressure to succeed by making sure to fit in." - Helen Wan, 09/17/2013
No Kinky Hair During Ballet Class? - Controversy arises when a Dutch girl could not wear her hair in a braided bun rather than a smooth knot. - Afro-Europe,09/14/2009
'Redskins', Names and Being Named - This article takes a look at the controversy on the Washington NFL team mascot's nickname, "Redskins". - Dr. Neal A. Lester, 10/28/2013
Ohio Univ. Students to Classmates: ‘We’re a Culture, Not a Costume’ - An Ohio student attended a Halloween party and was in shock when she discovered fellow students "black facing" She then started a campaign within the STARS (Students Teaching About Racism in Society) organization within her school. It is titled "We're a Culture Not a Costume." This has grown to become widely popular, and other campuses have shown interest in spreading the campaign within their community. - Jorge Rivas, 10/25/2011
Why We Still Need to Talk About Privilege - White people or people who have privilege avoid the topic of how powerful and entitled they really are, but this sense of underlying superiority had existed in our history before. They take the perspectives of individuals who have given their life to talking about social structure and racial inequality their life. - Jamilah King, 9/30/2013
Why Didn't the Store Just Let Oprah Buy The $38,000 Handbag? - After a store incident in which Oprah Winfrey was not allowed to look at a handbag because of its price, critics wonder if racial profiling was the cause. - Tanya Ballard Brown, 8/10/2013
Female Genital Mutilation - Radio segment looks into cases of female circumcision within immigrant communities in the United States. - NPR Radio, 3/12/2004
Implicit Association Test - An online test that can either be used to test associations within Race and Gender. These tests require the user to quickly choose between two associations with the press of the keys E or I. The results are taken into account and are then presented as percentages. The data is then compared to those of the millions that have taken the tests before. It helps gauge your hidden biases. - Social Psychology Network
Compare Arrest Rates - online tool for comparing the disparity between black and non-black arrest rates across the country
