Posts Tagged: Postracial

The Tanning of America Continues

The Pew analysis found that among newly married couples, 14.6 percent were mixed in 2008, compared with 11.2 percent in 2000 and 8.3 percent in 1990. (Among all people currently married, 8 percent of marriages were mixed in 2008, compared

The Tanning of America Continues

The Pew analysis found that among newly married couples, 14.6 percent were mixed in 2008, compared with 11.2 percent in 2000 and 8.3 percent in 1990. (Among all people currently married, 8 percent of marriages were mixed in 2008, compared

Your Race Affects Your Contact Rate When Online Dating

More great data and pretty charts from the kids at OKCupid (yes the dating website!) proving that what we say and what we do are often very different animals. The website’s blog often dissects the crates and crates of data

Your Race Affects Your Contact Rate When Online Dating

More great data and pretty charts from the kids at OKCupid (yes the dating website!) proving that what we say and what we do are often very different animals. The website’s blog often dissects the crates and crates of data

Scientists’ Changing Findings on Kids and Race

An excerpt from the book NurtureShock was published in Newsweek last month. (Link to the book here.) One of the many topics the authors studied in the book is how and when we humans become aware of race and how

Scientists’ Changing Findings on Kids and Race

An excerpt from the book NurtureShock was published in Newsweek last month. (Link to the book here.) One of the many topics the authors studied in the book is how and when we humans become aware of race and how

Check Out WireTap Magazine

The website WireTap is new-found favorite of mine. Heavy on advisers from Current TV, The Nation, and AlterNet, the site is a great platform for young (appears to be mostly college age) writers / content creators from the most diverse

Check Out WireTap Magazine

The website WireTap is new-found favorite of mine. Heavy on advisers from Current TV, The Nation, and AlterNet, the site is a great platform for young (appears to be mostly college age) writers / content creators from the most diverse

A Nation of Obama Girls

Barack Obama has a 96% approval rating among Black Americans. The approval rating for race relations is a sight lower than that. According to a CNN/Essence magazine poll, 55% of African Americans surveyed feel racial discrimination is a serious problem.

A Nation of Obama Girls

Barack Obama has a 96% approval rating among Black Americans. The approval rating for race relations is a sight lower than that. According to a CNN/Essence magazine poll, 55% of African Americans surveyed feel racial discrimination is a serious problem.

Postracial America

A compendium of articles published this week on the topic of “postracial” America provide a range of suggestions, opinions and research data. From CultureLab, posting after the Ypulse Urban/Multicultural Conference: Yes, Multicultural and inclusion are now more relevant than ever,

Postracial America

A compendium of articles published this week on the topic of “postracial” America provide a range of suggestions, opinions and research data. From CultureLab, posting after the Ypulse Urban/Multicultural Conference: Yes, Multicultural and inclusion are now more relevant than ever,