PAM'S HOUSE BLEND - A lot of the opining in defense of SQL comes from people who don't have to live down the stereotypes EVERY DAY perpetrated by acts like this.
I thank heavens every day for someone like Oprah Winfrey, an example of black women that the dominant culture can see that shatters the backwards, poisonous stereotypes that exist out there. And as we know, even she, with more money than god, still has to deal with racism based on the stereotypes.
I still encounter people surprised at my intelligence or my ability to speak English instead of Ebonics because the stereotypes precede me. This is especially true if I've only talked with the person over the phone (like a vendor or business colleague) and when I meet them, it's clear from the reaction that they had a different perception of what I was supposed to look like (i.e. white). Amusing and sad at the same time. READ MORE...
The Bilerico Project - One thing I've noted in our ongoing struggle in the United States to overcome our negative past in terms of race relations is we aren't speaking the same language.
Yes, we all speak our version of English here in the Estados Unidos, but Jasmyne Cannick's recent February 27 guest post points out one of the fundamental problems in erasing and eradicating racism in not only the GLBT community, but the country as well.
Blacks and Whites have different definitions and perceptions of what racism is. I'm focusing on this issue from the Black-White perspective because the drama between us predates the founding of this country, and I will leave it to Latino/a's, Asians and other people of color to speak for their own groups. READ MORE...
BET.com - Black Women Deserve Better...Black People Deserve Better. READ MORE...
