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September 03, 2009 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog.
A Love/Hate Relationship with District 9
ColorLines executive editor, Daisy Hernández, went to see District 9 and found herself not knowing whether to love it or hate it. The film has been attacked for racist stereotypes, but it’s still worth watching. Why is it so compelling?Inequality Has Rigged Our Economy – Time To Change The Rules: Seth Wessler at CommonDreams
The Applied Research Center’s Seth Wessler has an editorial on CommonDreams.org detailing how our history of past and present institutional racism laid the rails for an economic disaster that hit communities of color the hardest.
“White flight” from social media sites
Even though BlackPlanet.com is the fourth largest social networking site on the internet and Twitter shows a disproportionate number of black users, the mindset that most people on the internet are white and male still exists.
Good Gangs
Police have been declaring war on gangs for decades, officials have deployed social workers, teachers and “gang specialists” in the fight; think tanks have churned out reams of research on the sociology of gang violence… and yet gangs continue to thrive.
Community organizer Shaw San Liu of San Francisco’s Chinese Progressive Association explains what the inequitable economy means for her community — before, during and after the officially recognized recovery. |
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ColorLines Direct is the weekly news update of the Applied Research Center (ARC) sent to subscribers, supporters and participants in ARC’s activities. ARC publishes ColorLines Magazine, Racewire.org and most recently hosted The Compact for Racial Justice Phone Forums. |
