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Matsuda, M.J. (1989). Public response to racist speech: Considering the victim’s story

Matsuda, M.J. (1989). Public response to racist speech: Considering the victim’s story. Michigan Law Review, 87(8), 2320-2381. In making this suggestion, this Article moves between two stories. The first is the victim’s story of the effects of racist hate messages. The second is the first amendment’s story of free speech. The intent is to respect …

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Is an Ally really an Ally?

Is an ally really and ally? Or are Allies in place for the majorities “word” in the underrepresented groups.

Interest Convergence

Ep. 10 Boondocks: Season One The Itis The Boondocks – 110 – The Itisby yoh_asakura_08

The Four Frames of Color-Blindness

Bonilla-Silva, E. (2006). Color-blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States (2nd Ed.). (Ch. 3: The style of color blindness: How to talk nasty about minorities without sounding racist, pp. 53-74) Abstract Liberalism: involves using ideas associated with political liberalism and economic liberalism in an abstract manner to explain racial matters. …

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They Came Before Columbus

Lecture given by Dr Ivan Van Sertima discussing African history. Transferred from VHS so quality is not the best. Recorded in 1986 at Camden Town Hall, London. Caribbean Cultural International & Karnak House If you like this you may also be interested in the related video “Afrikans in Science” Enjoy!!! They Came Before Columbus reveals …

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And We Are Not Saved Discussion

http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/docs/bell.disc.html Bell, D. (1987). And We Are Not Saved. New York: Basic Books (Prologue and Ch. 1: The Real Status of Blacks Today, pp. 51-74). Questions: Who is Geneva Crenshaw? Provide a brief description.Fictional Civil Rights thinker What is the constitutional contradiction?Equal — except for this one groupProperty was the main object of society: Life …

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How I Learned to Type

How I Learned to Type Digital Native

Property of Whiteness

Videos shown in Critical Race Theory on July 16, 2008“Whiteness as Property”Phillip L. Vasquez and Carrie Kortegast (from handout on July 16, 2008)The property of functions of whiteness:The law has accorded holders of whiteness the benefits and privileges accorded to holders of other types of property: Rights to disposition Right to use and enjoyment Right …

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What is the Black/White Binary?

(from Critical Race Theory handout on July 16, 2008) a simplistic paradigm of racial relations based on either or promotes a divide and conquer strategy among people of color feeds into the dualism that shaped the U.S. value system (two elements usually oppositional) discourages perception of common interests among people of colour totally ignores the …

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Which position do you most agree with and why?

(from Critical Race Theory on July 16, 2008) Idealists: Holds that racism and discrimination are matters of thinking, mental categorization, attitude, and discourse. Race is a social construction, so it can be dismantled through changing scripts, images, words, and attitudes that oppress others. Realists: Despite attitudes and words (both important), racism is means by which …

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