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Revisiting the NFL’s Racial Politics of Patriotism
Tweet This is jointly authored by Kristi Oshiro and Anthony Weems Introduction In a recent comment on Weems and Kusz’s Racism Review piece, From Bush to Trump: White Nationalism and the NFL, sociologist Earl Smith …
Fanning the Flames of Intolerance and White Nationalism
Tweet During last night’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona, President Donald Trump further fanned the flames of intolerance and divisiveness—-flames that he has stoked and encouraged throughout his candidacy and presidency. Accompanied by individuals such as …
Trump Encourages Police to Go After Latinos
TweetPresident Donald Trump spoke to a group of law enforcement officials in New York on Friday, July 28th, encouraging them to go after people of color. His message, in part, was telling them “Don’t be …
Racism and Sexism Online and OffLine
TweetDylann Roof discussed his motivations for killing nine in a Black Church in Charleston, North Carolina. He answered the FBI investigator’s question by stating: “It’s pretty much the internet…. All the information is there for …
Our Post-Truth Culture: Institutional and Individual Consequences
TweetThis presidential election has become the perfect storm of “post-truth” politics and racism. It is reflected by the fact that an unqualified “know-nothing” like Trump could be nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. Trump’s disregard …
Circulating Racist Videos, Emails and Outrage
TweetThe DOJ report on Ferguson highlighted the circulation of racist emails by police and city officials. Among the first fired in Ferguson were city officials who circulated those emails, such as Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty. Mary …
Understanding Halloween Racism
TweetHalloween is a centuries-old tradition for marking the end of summer that is now associated with overtly racist costumes worn by some whites. How did this come to be and how can we understand it? (Image source) …
Law Partner Tracks & Asian Americans: Struggles to Affirm Positive Self-Identity
TweetHelen Wan’s The Partner Track is a newly published novel that paints a vivid picture of life inside a corporate law firm and the internal struggles and challenges of a female, Asian-American lawyer seeking to …
Race, Space, and History: Power Relations in Government Policy
TweetThe intersection of race, space, and history in local government policies and politics illustrates the profound impact of spatial arrangements on the reproduction of systemic inequalities. As Leslie Picca and Joe Feagin point out in …
Governor Perry’s N-Word Problem
Tweet Who do I have a grudge with this week? Of course, it is with the U.S. government. In particular, my emotions are directed at the United States Board on Geographic Names. In 1967, they …
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