Word: racialization
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...race is more than color, and therein lies the fascination of Black. White. In learning to "pass," both families have to address awkward questions that people rarely discuss in mixed racial company. What does it mean to "talk white" or "walk black"? (Both families meet with consultants, including a dialect coach.) And can you discuss cultural differences without falling into stereotypes? In the first episode, Brian and Renee point out that a black woman would not ask as many personal questions as Carmen does. "Your nature is to be more curious," Brian tells her. (Imagine a white man observing that...
...leisure. Binationalism does not mean that people believe they have the right to violate border regulations; rather, it is an acknowledgement of the shared lives and history of the people on both sides of the border. When these immigrants cross the border, they often face hostile communities characterized by racial profiling and sporadic immigration raids, among other pressures. While some have family members here, most find themselves alone and homeless, unable to work legally and prone to exploitation, constantly in fear of being trapped by immigration officials or groups such as the infamous Minutemen. Even those who seek to obtain...
Kiwi A. D. Camara, the youngest graduate in the history of Harvard Law School (HLS), has become embroiled in a recent controversy at Yale Law School regarding his use of racial slurs during his time at HLS. Camara, regarded by many as a legal prodigy, graduated from HLS in 2004 at the age of 19, making him the youngest graduate in the school’s history. Currently a research fellow at Stanford, Camara submitted an article for publication to the Yale Law Journal’s March Symposium Edition. But an anonymous e-mail, sent to the entire Yale...
...year the BAF attempts to provide a cross-section.”This year, the cross-section will include a production of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a BlackCAST production, which explores “intra-racial experiences and inter-racial relations within the music industry,” according to Julie Ann Crommett ’08, a member both of Kuumba and the BAF board. The play, a meditation on artistic ownership, takes place in 1927 in a blues recording studio during the course...
...Best Director, or Best Adapted Screenplay. The Academy has snubbed Spielberg before—notably in 1985 for his similarly controversial film “The Color Purple.” I think “Crash” will be rewarded instead; it is an uplifting film about racial reconciliation that is likely to inspire easy consensus...