Racism, in my view, is the pre-eminent threat to global peace, for it mocks the credibility of American democracy and its cherished promises
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How to be a better white person right now
Of course that’s the irony—and maybe the entire point: I have the prerogative of ducking difficult conversations with myself and others about racism indefinitely.
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Editor’s Note: #TakeDownTheFlag? That’s the easy part
As much as we want to think Charleston is the tipping point, many of us thought the same thing after Newtown, only to be bitterly disappointed. Next time there probably won’t be as obvious a vector for our grief and anger as a flag.
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Editor’s Note: Take your time on Orange Crush, Tybee
Amid vows to shut down Orange Crush for good, Tybee has the opportunity to do some real soul-searching about the kind of beach town it really wants to be.
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In wake of Ferguson, SSU presents dialogue on police & social injustice
Savannah State University’s (SSU) College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will present a student-centered conversation titled “Michael Brown, Police Brutality and Changing the Image of Black Men in America” […]
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American dreamin’
Then we have our own homegrown scandal peppering the pot: The national news trucks double-parked in front of the Lady and Sons may have gone home, but the bad taste lingers. And it’s not because someone overcooked the okra.
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Editor’s Note: The real Paula Deen scandal
I prefer to focus on what the Deen story is really about: The intersection of race and money. That’s the real taboo.
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Paula Deen shows how to eat fried words
And I will admit that I have made more jokes about my own race(s) than I’ve heard. Honestly, the only struggle I’ve had when thinking about my own race was figuring out which box to check.