Race and Ethnicity

Activists Question Black Panther-FBI Informant Story

Confronted with hard evidence that Richard Aoki worked for the FBI, his friends and fellow radicals remain skeptical.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Is "Basically a Bigoted Party"

But the progressive firebrand also says he's still on speaking terms with his Minnesota colleague Michele Bachmann. Sort of.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Texas Voter ID Law Goes Down in Flames—For Now

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| Thu Aug. 30, 2012 10:54 AM PDT
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Don't Talk About Welfare at Newt University

Greetings from the former speaker of the House's morning lecture series.

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| Wed Aug. 29, 2012 11:45 AM PDT

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Herman Cain Goes Off (Video): "There are No Racial Implications" to Romney Welfare Ad

The former GOP presidential frontrunner shoots down suggestions that the Romney campaign's welfare ad plays on racial anxieties.

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| Tue Aug. 28, 2012 10:02 AM PDT

#FutureMittJokes: We Built That

Apparently, conservatives didn't dig the Twittersphere's reaction to Mitt Romney's birther "joke." Blame it on us!

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 1:18 PM PDT

What to Make of Mitt Romney's Birther Joke?

Why it matters.

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 12:46 PM PDT
Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon's Vinyl Draft

The Pulitzer prize-winning novelist on race, procrastination, and his new book, "Telegraph Avenue."

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| Fri Aug. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Poll: Republicans Really Aren't Big Fans of Arabs or Muslims

A new survey by the Arab American Institute adds some important context to recent controversies involving Islam and Republicans.

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| Thu Aug. 23, 2012 11:13 AM PDT
Steve King

Rep. Steve King: Minority Students "Feel Sorry for Themselves"

Trackers bust the Iowa Congressman connecting the dots between student cultural organizations and...communism?

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| Wed Aug. 22, 2012 5:00 AM PDT

The Kids Are All Right

Students today score better on tests than you did.

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| Wed Aug. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The "Japanese Radical Cat" Who Spied on the Panthers for the FBI

What might Richard Aoki's story tell us about how the FBI uses informants against American Muslims today?

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| Tue Aug. 21, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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SF Public Transit Battles Anti-Muslim Ad Campaign

San Francisco's MUNI tries an unsual tactic to foil blogger Pamela Geller's incendiary ads.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2012 7:00 AM PDT

Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem Renaissance

He's got one of the best backstories in the food universe and more stars than the August sky. Now Red Rooster's chef aims to change how—and where—a city eats.

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| Fri Aug. 10, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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NOM Thinks This Black Preacher Will Convince You to Oppose Gay Marriage

The National Organization for Marriage wants to "drive a wedge between gays and blacks"—with this black leader's help.

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| Fri Aug. 10, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

"You Can't Equate Your Sin With My Skin"

Will the National Organization for Marriage's plan to pit blacks versus gays work?

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
Rise of American Extremism

Were the Sikh Temple Killings Preventable?

Right-wing extremists are on the rise—but after a conservative backlash, Homeland Security backed off.

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| Thu Aug. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Bostonians Freak Out About Mural Because..SHARIAHH!

From the Department of "Why We can't Have Nice Things."

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 9:12 AM PDT
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The Sikh Temple Shooter's Racist Tattoos, Deciphered

Here's what suspected killer Wade Michael Page's neo-Nazi tattoos told police. Plus: Page's chilling interview from 2010.

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| Mon Aug. 6, 2012 1:54 PM PDT
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Some of W. Kamau Bell's Best Jokes Are Black

The star of FX's new, racially charged comedy show "Totally Biased" on his white baby—and how Chris Rock saved him from selling condoms.

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| Fri Aug. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT