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Bobby Jindal, the Republican Strategists and the Last Battle

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2012 Presidential Election, Republican Party, Bobby Jindal, Barack Obama, 2012 Election, 2008 Presidential Race, Gop, Race, Republicans, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Positioning Jindal to run in 2012, based on the notion that he could somehow become a Republican Obama, is more of a gimmick than a serious effort to move the party into the post-Bush era.

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Campaign Brought Communities Together

Pius Kamau | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Race, Race, Africans, 2008 Election, African Americans, Obama Africa, Barack Obama, Politics News
Pius Kamau

During our campaign, there was a coming together between my own African-born countrymen, and African Americans -- children of African slaves, who for decades viewed African immigrants with suspicion.

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The Best Drinking Game, Like, Ever!

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, Interracial Relationships, Drinking Games, Race, Gen X, Race Relations, Living News
Daniel Cubias

In certain company, it's more proper to grab an acquaintance's hand and blow your nose into it while revealing a dark sexual secret. At least then you wouldn't have to talk about race.

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Four Generations, Bad Music and Good Food

Adele Stan | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Family Stress Holidays, Obama, Race, Thanksgiving Commentary, 2008 Election, Gratitude, Family, Happiness, Thanksgiving, Politics News
Adele Stan

We didn't wind up being a biracial amalgam of cultural identities because of some angelic absence of prejudice, but, rather, because the combination of sexual attraction and a strong sense of curiosity led people to unexpected unions.

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Guest Column: Why Obama's Election Should Be Considered Historic

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chicago, Obama, Racial, CotyJarret, Race, LewDan, Barack Obama, President, Election, Personal History, Politics, History, Eisenstein, Historic First, Racial Legacy, Chris Weigant, African American, Racism, Black, Llewellyn Daniel, Historic, Politics News
Chris Weigant

For only the third time in this column's two-and-a-half year history (see note below), I am turning over my soapbox to a guest columnist. As with bot...

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When Obama Became Black, But Not Lwo or African

S. N. Sangmpam | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Race, 2008 Election, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Lwo, Dreams From My Father, Obama Race, Politics News
S. N. Sangmpam

Obama is neither "black" nor "white." He is a special type of American. He is the offspring of the two groups that have the longest been closely associated with each other in the United States.

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"Uncle Grumpy -- On Race"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Living, Culture, Left-Handed, Right-Handed, Metaphors, Racism, Race, Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Pomerantz

At some point, maybe science had something to do with it, maybe folks just came to their senses, there was a liberating change. The "handedness" issue became irrelevant.

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Victim of Racist Attack Awarded $2.5 Million

Kety Esquivel | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Kkk, Jordan Gruver, Lawsuits, Hispanics, Race, Ku Klux Klan Recruit, Racial Epithet, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Death Threat, Nclr, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Online, Kentucky, E-Mail, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Bankrupt, Immigration Policy, Immigration Debate, Klansmen, Gruver, Politics News
Kety Esquivel

Gruver was attacked by Klansmen at a Kentucky fair in 2006. He was in line at a concession stand at the Meade County Fair when two Klansmen... threw whiskey in his face.

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Is Black the new Black?

June Sarpong | Posted 11.14.2008 | Style

Read More: Race, African American President, Barack Obama, Style News
June Sarpong

Whether you are in to politics or racing you could justifiably claim that Black is in this season. With British racing star Lewis Hamilton the younge...

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Obama and the Minority Majority

Laura Carlsen | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Results, Minority Voters, Race, Barack Obama, Minorities, Home News
Laura Carlsen

The election of Barack Obama as the nation's first African American president has been heralded as proof that the United States has finally broken t...

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Bowoto v. Chevron: The Oil Men and the Juju Man

Scott Gilmore | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Human Rights, Alien Tort Statute, Race, Chevron, Bowoto, Business News, Bowoto v Chevron, Oil, Nigeria, Court Case, Bowoto vs Chevron, Politics News
Scott Gilmore

What happens when an oil company gets its back to the wall in a human rights lawsuit? Like a cornered hound, it goes on the attack.

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Threats of Violence Persist Against Civil Rights Leaders

Kety Esquivel | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Race Relations, Obama, Hispanics, Race, Latino Voters, Triangle Community Foundation, E-Mail, Hate Speech, Tony Asion, Immigration Debate, North Carolina, Latinos, Latino Vote, Andrea BazáN, Rule of Law, Immigration Reform, Racial Epithet, Massachussetes, USA Today, El Pueblo, Latino Politics, Death Threat, Nclr, FBI and Immigration, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Online, Hispanic Voters, National Council of La Raza, Lulac, Immigration Policy, MALDEF, Home News
Kety Esquivel

Even as the country was celebrating its extraordinary milestone of electing the first African American President, The Washington Post published a sobe...

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If You Still See Black and White You Need New Glasses

Colleen Perry | Posted 11.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Business, Friendship, Black and White Skin, Race, Relationships, Living News
Colleen Perry

I don't have to fear not being politically correct, because I no longer feel a division between us a nation as an untied people.

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Shrake's Own Secrets of the 2008 Campaign!

Scott Shrake | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, PUMA Voters, John McCain, Democratic Party Unity, Newsweek Special Election Project, Joe Biden Vice President, Sarah Palin, Washington DC, Hillary Clinton, Race, Bill Clinton Obama, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Scott Shrake

Even when I supported Hillary, I always liked Barack Obama -- especially his wry sense of humor, born of his being an outsider as a kid, I think, which I can relate to.

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Not Black President Obama, Just President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Race, Barack Obama, Presidency, Presidential Race, Obama White House, President Elect Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The ritual preface of the word "black" in front of any and every achievement or breakthrough that an African-American makes is insulting, condescending and minimizes their achievement.

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Obama, In Black and White

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black People, Obama Family, Race, Ann Dunham, Obama Parents, White People, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joan Z. Shore

This is not simply the victory of one black man in America; it is the victory of American tolerance and integration, where black can marry white, where barriers are broken.

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Now That the Black Guy is in Charge

Marty Favor | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Election Results, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Marty Favor

Obama's election represents a promise that in America, one can prosper and succeed in spite of, rather than simply because of, class, race or ethnic background.

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Lindsay Lohan Calls Obama "Colored" (Video)

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.11.2008 | Style

Read More: Access Hollywood, Black, Lindsay Lohan, Race, Colored, African American, Barack Obama, Celebrities Talk Politics, Style News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Even if it were a generational issue, Lindsay is definitely not in the same demographic as my grandmother. Though they do share a strange penchant for leggings and muumuus.

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Maybe the Civil War Isn't Over

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil War, Election 2008, Race, Southern Strategy, Gop, Electoral College, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

The Civil War might be over, but the War Between the States lives on. The good news is that the lingering resentments of that time might have finally lost their political power.

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The N-Bomb is Dropped on Black Passersby at Prop 8 Protests

Pam Spaulding | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Prop 8 Racism, California Gay Marraige, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Proposition 8 Passes, Prop 8 Protests, Racism, Race, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Pam Spaulding

The desire to scapegoat blacks for Prop 8's defeat has exposed the now not-so-latent racism in our movement.

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Dean's 50 State Strategy Can Help Combat Racism

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Keep the 50 State Strategy, The Cure for Racism, Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy, Obama 50 State Strategy, Rahm Emmanuel Was Wrong About the 50 State Strategy, The South, Race, Center for American Progress, Civil Rights, Voters in Virginia, Democratic Strategy in the South, Create Everlasting Change, Racial Politics, Every Vote Counts, 2008 Election and Racism, Howard Dean, Virginia, Progress, Keep the Obama Campaign Going, Victory, Racism, Tom Pierriello, Fight for Change, How to Comab Racism, 745 Votes, Home News
Andrea Chalupa

One thing volunteering for the Obama campaign in southern Virginia reiterated to me is that racism is alive and well in this country and there's somet...

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GOP Hypocrites: We Like our New African-American President!

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Obama, Race, African-Americans, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom D'Antoni

By pigeonholing Obama as the "black" candidate, it overlooks the fact that's he's a once-in-a-generation leader who has stirred the admiration of people of all races around the world.

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The Last Word On Proposition 8

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voters, Race, Homophobia, Election 08, Proposition 8, Youth Vote, California, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

In our last post, we vented our frustration with the decision of voters in California, Florida, and Arizona to write anti-gay discrimination into thei...

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Barack Obama is Not My President

Sara Catania | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychology, Political Psychology, HuffPost Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Richard Nixon, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama, Race, US Poverty, Poverty, Class, Politics News
Sara Catania

We do not choose the presidents who are truly ours, who shape our lives and our psyches. They are chosen for us when we are too young to vote.

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Fear in Black and White

Mary Lou Song | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Obama, Race, America's Front Porch, Tokoni, Living News
Mary Lou Song

Any discussion about President-elect Barack Obama has to include some mention of how far we have come with race relations in this country.

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