Originally published by Colorlines on November 22, 2011. Recently I was invited to be a part of a delegation of labor leaders heading down to Alabama to speak out against one of the worst immigration laws in the country. I … Continued
Jim Crow
Friday Media Recall (11.17.2011)
Every Friday we want to offer a collection of media pieces that we’re finding provocative, vital, persuasive, prophetic, genius, infuriating, mind-blogging, and other adjectives that gesture at all things thought-provoking. Some of these posts will, of course, focus on immigration, … Continued
Unmasked: Rick Perry, Racism, and the Anti-Immigrant States’ Rights Movement
With a single quick-lips shot to his right foot, Rick Perry wounded his presidential ambitions, confounded his conservative base, and – most significantly – unmasked once again the racism of the anti-immigrant, states’ rights movement. Defending his support of in-state … Continued
Barriers to Ballots: Republicans Brazenly Suppress Voter Rights
If you believe folk in your community should have the right to vote without a “photo please” demand at their polling place, read on. In a frenzy of political deconstruction four decades after President
Abercrombie & Fitch’s “Look Policy”: Jim Crow gets a Corporate Makeover
by Jerry Higgins “Diversity and inclusion are key to our organization’s success. We are determined to have a diverse culture, throughout our organization, that benefits from the perspectives of each individual.” Or so claims Abercrombie and Fitch (A&F) on the … Continued
Politics
Georgia’s HB 87: a New Generation Resists Jim Crow
by Catharine Debelle This week six youth activists were arrested in Atlanta, GA, for acts of civil disobedience. The protest was the second of its kind this year in Atlanta, following a similar action on Georgia State University’s campus back … Continued
Immigration
Students protest anti-immigrant group FAIR for attacks on Constitution
On January 20, 2011, university students in Washington DC gathered outside of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) headquarters to protest attacks on the U.S. Constitution. Earlier this month, FAIR and its legal arm, Immigration Reform Law Institute, announced … Continued
Politics
Beck-oning God: Piety, Politics, and Power in White
From the time Europeans stepped foot on these shores the culture of “Manifest Destiny”—the notion that God mandated their journey, settlement, and power—has imbued white America. It drove the displacement of native peoples; provided Biblical justification for slavery; nurtured Jim … Continued
Ecopolitics
No One (White) is Responsible for Anything
The recent finger-pointing show put on by the BP oil spill execs from the three primary companies involved in that disaster has provided yet another narrative for contemporary America: no white person is responsible for anything, especially when it comes … Continued
Po Boy Tango, Reviewed
Food is so much more than just food. It is how babies bond with their mothers, how we woo our sweethearts, and how we comfort the bereaved. We serve special foods to show respect or to ask for forgiveness. Kenneth … Continued