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Machete — The First Latino Action Hero?
“There are laws. And then there’s what is right,” says Jessica Alba in Machete, the new Roberto Rodriguez flick that hit the cinemas this past weekend amidst much controversy. As Roberto Rodriguez movies go, Machete is intentionally over the top, Read More …
American Taliban 1, USA 0
Having dark skin makes one a Muslim in tea-bagger land. A new poll shows that 1 in 5 Americans think that President Barack Obama is a Muslim. A Puerto Rican man cannot walk through a crowd of anti-mosque protesters without Read More …
America Flunks At Teaching Black Males
Here’s an alarming statistic for “post-racial” America: Only 47 percent of African-American men graduated from high school in the 2007-2008 school year. In fact, African-American men are far more likely to do time in the criminal justice system than graduate Read More …
The Truth About the Asian-American Model Minority
The jury’s still out on the fabled Asian-American success story. Sure, the statistics might tell you otherwise. Once again this year, Asian-American men topped the charts in the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on earnings for the 2nd quarter Read More …
New Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparity, Slightly Less Racist Than Before
Between hullabaloo over attempts to repeal birthright citizenship and the latest marriage equality victory over Proposition 8, one important story got left out of the news this week. Obama signed a law enacting the most significant criminal justice reform he’s enacted Read More …