Tag: race
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The surreal coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing these last 24 hours seems like an episode of Law and Order . We are now at the point in the show when Briscoe and Curtis, my favorite detective pairing of the series, is about to arrest the perpetrator, who in our real life story is being played by ... Read More
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I saw Melissa Harris Perry deliver the keynote speech for King Week at Emory University this past Tuesday. Perry is a professor of political science at Tulane University, the new host of an unnamed MSNBC weekend show that debuts next month, and a columnist for The Nation magazine. There is ... Read More
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I got a call from one of my friends the other day. “Hey,” he said, “what is this thing that Herman Cain won recently? I was at a cookout and he’s got everybody buzzing.” My friend has taken to the North Atlanta country club lifestyle like a duck takes to water. It would take awhile for you to ... Read More
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The main thing I try to remember whenever I write a piece for this blog is to stay in control of the narrative. The narrative is not just an academic sounding term that comes to mind whenever you watch a movie or read a book - it is the underlying storyline that underpins every kind of ... Read More
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Who are these people in the media who tell us what is important -- who decide what the narrative is for the rest of our national tribe? Do they really speak for the citizenry of the nation, or is it possible that they succumb to their own personal agendas when selecting how to portray America’s ... Read More
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We want to be "post-racial," the media tells you, if you read the newspaper or watch TV. We want to "transcend race" is a phrase you have heard ever since Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. But who is this "we", and why is this urge to be "post-racial" -- to "get past race ... Read More
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I used to picture my neighbors, my bosses, my drinking buddies, all faithfully keeping thoughts of racial conflict out of their minds the same way the pop-up zapper software on my computer blocked annoying ads. It was a nice thought, but it contradicted what my one of my cigar buddies revealed to me ... Read More
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It only took me a few minutes, after I tuned into the tail end of Obama’s America: 2010 And Beyond on television the other night, to see that we Americans were playing the same old game, just on a bigger stage, and with more lights than usual. The usual parade of academics and media personalities ... Read More
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About Resurgence
Resurgence combines news, research, and Kris Broughton's own life experiences as a politically aware African-American citizen to explore race and the politics of race. Drawing on Broughton's financial services background, the blog also delves into our ongoing banking crisis and the mortgage market meltdown—as well as the path toward recovery.
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