Category Archives: Race

Daryl Dawkins: Hoops in Black and White (A Sociological Look at USA’s 2004 Dream Team Failure)

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Luke Ford

From Fox Sports: Once the black game moved indoors and became more organized, the pressure to establish bona fides increases. If you’re not scoring beaucoup points, if your picture isn’t in the papers, if you don’t have a trophy (right … Continue reading →

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12 Years A Slave

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Luke Ford

The real life protagonist of “12 Years A Slave” was likely a willing accomplice to a con of selling himself into slavery, expecting to escape and share the proceeds of his own sale, except his new master was a little … Continue reading →

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LA Weekly: Latinos Get a Measly 1 in 25 Speaking Roles in Top Films

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Luke Ford

Jill Stewart of the LA Weekly writes on FB about this article: “There’s just no excuse for this. Hollywood studio heads, and TV executive producers in Los Angeles are as knuckle-dragging and backwards as the old hillbilly stereotype. But they … Continue reading →

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Calling 911 For Chicken McNuggets

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

News report: “This is an emergency, If I would have known they didn’t have McNuggets, I wouldn’t have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don’t want one,” Latreasa L. Goodman told police. … Continue reading →

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Racism As Cultural Differences

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Luke Ford

When people want to live among their own it’s often called racism, but I see it as simply cultural preferences such as living among people who value peace and quiet, nuclear families, dedication to religion and education and work. Different … Continue reading →

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