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...using white privileges. He is mimicking suppressed minorities and earning money, attention and even respect," Noah Sow, a black journalist, academic and musician, said in an interview with the news website Tagesschau.de. Tahir Della, a spokesman for the Initiative of Black People in Germany (ISD), said Wallraff's methods hark back to the minstrel shows of the 1920s in the U.S. "[Those shows] came about because blacks weren't allowed to perform in clubs and theaters, so whites dressed up to caricature them," Della told the news website TheLocal.de. "Mr. Wallraff is using the same form, playing a role...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blackface Filmmaker Sparks a Race Debate in Germany | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

...Deluxe, That's Where I'm From, released earlier this year, deals extensively with his feelings about being black in Germany. Wallraff's film is seen as a dated contribution to what is already a lively discussion. Some consider it little more than a stunt - or a "carnival," as Sow put it. (See the 25 most important films on race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blackface Filmmaker Sparks a Race Debate in Germany | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

When Will and Sue decide to each direct their own numbers for sectionals, Sue realizes that “the minority students” are feeling unheard, and decides to sow discord, picking an all-minority team and finally allowing Kurt and Mercedes to “try something a little more black.” Drama ensues. After publicly accusing Mr. S. of “bigotry” and burning his music, Sue vows to get him fired. On his lovable wife’s advice, Mr. Schue gets “down in the gutter?...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: "Throwdown" | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

When Will and Sue decide to each direct their own numbers for sectionals, Sue realizes that “the minority students” are feeling unheard, and decides to sow discord, picking an all-minority team and finally allowing Kurt and Mercedes to “try something a little more black.” Drama ensues. After publicly accusing Mr. S. of “bigotry” and burning his music, Sue vows to get him fired. On his lovable wife’s advice, Mr. Schue gets “down in the gutter?...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: "Throwdown" | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...cleaning up the country like only a soldier can. I support him. He should stay in power as long as it takes to finish the job." - Ousmane Sow, a carpenter and one of many who supported Camara in the early days of his rule (New York Times, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guinean Leader Moussa Dadis Camara | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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