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A long blue line of police officers, backed by a grieving city, gather to say goodbye to four cops who died doing their jobs.
By Gary Kamiya
March 28, 2009
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In his speech Tuesday night, the Louisiana governor praised a local lawman with a history of controversy over his attitude toward African-Americans.
By Alex Koppelman
February 25, 2009
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The owner of the New York Post offers his personal apology for a controversial cartoon printed in his paper.
By Alex Koppelman
February 24, 2009
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The paper isn't exactly totally contrite, but considering the Post's usual stance, any sort of apology is notable.
By Alex Koppelman
February 20, 2009
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Given the history of racist comparisons involving monkeys, some see a nasty undertone in the political cartoon.
By Alex Koppelman
February 18, 2009
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Nappy or relaxed, African-American hair has always been a loaded subject. So what does it mean to have a black do in the White House?
By Erin Aubry Kaplan
February 3, 2009
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The contest to run the Republican National Committee has turned into a fight over which of the candidates are racist.
By Gabriel Winant
January 26, 2009
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The selection of the GOP's next chairman now centers around the party's struggles to appeal to minority voters.
By Gabriel Winant
January 22, 2009
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On this day when we vow to begin again, a prayer for a sea change in America.
By Gary Kamiya
January 20, 2009
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I was elated over Obama's historic win. Then I got the news that Proposition 8 was passing -- banning my right to marry a woman.
By Meredith Maran
November 10, 2008
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Heroes like Jackie Robinson played a small role, but exaggerating it diminishes what anonymous millions have done.
By King Kaufman
November 6, 2008
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Plenty of white bigots will vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday. There are some things they fear more than black people.
By James Hannaham
November 3, 2008
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In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
By Walter Shapiro
November 2, 2008
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An interview with sociologist Michael Eric Dyson on Barack Obama, Martin Luther King and race relations in America.
By Cordula Meyer
October 24, 2008
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McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater.
By Gary Kamiya
October 7, 2008
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In diners and mobile homes from New Mexico to North Carolina, I listened to working-class people try to make sense of a black president named Barack.
By Dan Hoyle
September 12, 2008
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En route from "Six Feet Under" to "True Blood," TV genius Alan Ball snuck in "Towelhead," an earnest drama about race and sexual awakening in '90s suburbia.
By Andrew O'Hehir
September 11, 2008
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Drop those spareribs, imperialist pig-eaters! A new book argues that the great American barbecue smolders on the coals of genocidal racism.
By Andrew Leonard
August 30, 2008
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From Tayshaun to Rau'shee, Olympic athletes have been a reminder of distinctive African-American names. Before you poke fun, here's a history lesson.
By David Zax
August 25, 2008
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At the Olympics, you sometimes find yourself rooting for athletes because of their race. And that's OK.
By Gary Kamiya
August 20, 2008
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Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife.
By Mike Madden
August 20, 2008
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An arch, acute and haunting documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras traditions of Mobile, Ala., "The Order of Myths" might be the nonfiction film of the year.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 25, 2008
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What did you miss in the first installment of the cable program's high-profile series on race?
By Sarah Hepola
July 24, 2008
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His politics and his methods live on -- among liberals as well as conservatives.
By Michael Lind
July 11, 2008
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The flap about the potential first lady's "image problem" proves how uncomfortable the country feels about a shift in racial dynamics. But as far as I'm concerned, I've found a kindred spirit.
By Erin Aubry Kaplan
June 24, 2008
Oakland mourns
Jindal talks up sheriff with complicated racial history
The Michelle Obama hair challenge
Obama and the spirit of Hawaii
A rough night for gay Obama supporters
Athletes didn't "pave way" for Obama
Racists for Obama
Overcoming in Ohio
"There's an awful tough tightrope for Obama to walk"
The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
What small-town America is saying about Obama
Arab-American beauty
The dark history of burned flesh
What's up with black names, anyway?
In defense of race-based rooting
Debunking anti-Obama e-mails
Black and white in color
CNN's "Black in America"
Jesse Helms is not dead
Who's afraid of Michelle Obama?
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