After Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, school teacher Jane Elliott wanted to teach her third-grade class about racism. Rather than a lengthy discussion about it, she decided to show the 8-year-olds what racism is all about in a famous "experiment"

Within 15 minutes surprising things happened. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The simple fact that either Hillary Clinton, a white woman, or Barack Obama, a black man, will likely be the Democratic nominee for president is fueling a nationwide debate about how sexism and racism may shape this campaign. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Black republicans question why so many blacks blindly give their votes to democrats. Here they formerly ask democrats to apologize for the history of racism shown by the democratic party and its politicians. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The European Union is set to agree on Thursday to a watered-down anti-racism law, reflecting wide divergences among the bloc's 27 states on how to tackle racism and genocide denial. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

After being subjected to cursing, racial slurs, items being thrown and more and complaining about it to the school Elizabeth Kandrac was told to tolerate the racism and attacks because such behavior was part of their culture.

Oh did I mention she was white? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Washington has confirmed it will boycott a UN forum on racism in Geneva next week because of differences over Israel and the right to free speech. picked by KerOBeroS32 7 months ago

What? The court says I failed to file returns from 1999 through 2004? They must be racists! picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Are Whites still putting on blackface? Yes, right in our back yard--Riverdale, CA. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Disgusting, hate filled forum shows that despite the recent election there are still mindless, racist bigots who continue to spout nonsensical rubbish in an attempt to cling onto their Jim Crow mentality.

(NSFW link to actual forum. Racist language, violent, racist images and mind-numbing ignorance) picked by fugazi 1 year ago

This is the original post by gammerus an I found an online petiton fighting the inequality and injustice done to Mychol Bell in Jena,La. It's not 1947 or 1957 this is happening in 2007. picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

The instructor tells the soldier, "You are in the Bronx. A black van is stopping in front of you. Three African-Americans are getting out and they are insulting your mother in the worst ways ... Act." The soldier fires his machine gun and yells an obscenity several times in English... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Footballers as in Soccer players. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 2 years ago

After being trained to distinguish between similar black male faces, Caucasian test subjects showed greater racial tolerance on a test designed to to measure unconscious bias. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism that remains in America. Ugly stuff. I'd hoped we were [but knew we weren't] be... read full post picked by abandonedcouch 1 year ago

An interesting discussion, worth reading. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

AN email sent by a Republican aide, entitled Historical Keepsake Photo, features portraits of the first 43 American presidents in a variety of dignified and statesmanlike poses.
The succession of white faces, however, comes to an abrupt halt in the final and 44th panel which displays just a pair of cartoon eyeballs set against an entirely dark background. picked by bingo 5 months ago

A Look at the Myth of Reverse Racism picked by stinkobinko 2 years ago

Cosmetic giant fined for recruitment campaign. First big French firm to be convicted of racial bias. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

After a young girl named Lou Jing competes in a televised singing competition in Shanghai, message boards go crazy with those attacking her based on the color of her skin and her background. picked by choco 3 weeks ago

A study looks at the physiological aspects of racism in the brain. picked by xenity7 2 years ago