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LEANING LEFT: WE ARE NOT POST-RACIAL
MLK did have a dream, but his dream was not meant to expire once we elected a black president. We have a lot more work to do. Continue reading
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Tags: Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell, MLK, Politics, Racism, The Voting Rights Act of 1965
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INVISIBLE MAN @ THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE
The one about an epic journey through 1930s America, not the one about that dude with the bandages. Continue reading
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Tags: Arts, Huntington Theatre Company, Invisible Man, Racism, Ralph Ellison, theatre
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THE UV RACE: RACISM
It will remind you why punk rock was compelling the first time you listened to it, featuring pensive post-punk pieces with classic themes like “love gone wrong” and “ditching your family to live in the park and protect the tree.” Continue reading
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Tags: cd review, Dead Kennedys, In The Red Recordings, Issue 14.51, Life Park, Memenome, PUNK ROCK, Racism, Sandinista!, The Clash, UV Race
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FILM FEATURE: RACING THE REZ
A case study of what separates good documentaries from unforgettable ones Continue reading
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Tags: Arlington, Brian Truglio, Documentary, Film, Hopi, kickstarter, Native Americans, Navajo, Racing the Rez, Racism, Regent Theatre, Reservation, Somerville
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BOSTON BASTARD: RACE(IST) TO THE TOP
Is Boston racist? Well, yeah. Is it the most racist? That depends on whether or not you consider that it took something as blatant as the tomahawk chop to get liberals to pay any attention to the racist mischaracterization of Native Americans that has pretty much been Scott Brown’s campaign model for months now. Continue reading
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Tags: Associated Press, Barack Obama, BostInno, Boston, Boston Herald, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Fox News, Gawker, Jack Richard, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Native American, Patch.com, Politics, Racism, Racist, scott brown
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OUR PRE-POST-RACIAL SOCIETY: R.I.P. RODNEY KING
With Rodney King’s name ready on the tongues of many social commentators and activists, we should remind ourselves that, even while we cannot always be outraged by the serendipitous footage of injustice, it persists and expands. Continue reading
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Tags: Barack Obama, Birther movement, LA Riots, Los Angeles, New York City, prison-industrial complex, Race, Racism, Rodney King, Stop and Frisk, Trayvon Martin
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AFI 100 #44: THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Conversations about America’s greatest films are forever doomed, like Thanksgiving at the Manson household. Everything goes fine until some jerk says “Look, if you won’t bring it up, I will.” Continue reading
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BRIMJOB: NOTRACISTBUT…
We don’t know whether to laugh or rage at their ignorance. Continue reading
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AFI 100 #99: GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
“I promise to make only one reference to the Ashton Kutcher/Bernie Mac remake … and there you have it.” Kristofer Jenson continues his quest to review the American Film Institute’s top 100 films of all time. One at a time. Continue reading
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