Why Are There No Black Senators? (7)
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When the House of Representatives convenes tomorrow, it will contain 39 African-American members, not including non-voting delegates in places like the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. This number, representing about 9 percent of the Congress, falls somewhat short of the fraction of African-Americans in the population as a whole -- a truly representative House would have about 55 black members -- but perhaps not dramatically so. The situation at first glance would appear ...
Famous image of African American flood victims lined up to get... (2)
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The Best of LIFE (20)
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Famous image of African American flood victims lined up to get food & clothing fr. Red Cross relief station in front of billboard ironically extolling WORLD’S HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING/ THERE’S NO WAY LIKE THE AMERICAN WAY. Margaret Bourke-White, February 1937, Louisville, KY
Denying Our Racist Realities: An Old White Sport (1)
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photo credit: Corey Ann Denying this country’s racist foundation and continuing racist reality pays some of the salaries for many in the mainstream media, as well as in academia. This election has given them new energy in what might be called “racism denial” propaganda. For example, the leading corporate newspaper, the Republican-oriented Wall Street Journal, has asserted that Obama’s election is a tribute to how open and democratic the United States now is: A man ...
