In this episode, Christian and Amy ask why white Evangelicals support Trump in such big numbers. As much as 77% of white Evangelicals support Trump. Why do they continue to support him? Do progressives share anything with Evangelicals besides the name Christian? They talk about the moral … Read more about The Moral Compromise of Supporting Trump
White Men: Most Dangerous People in America?
Salon Magazine asked a poignant question recently after a spate of domestic mass shootings: why is it always the white guy? While middle class males, in particular, are supposed to have more power and privilege than anyone else on the whole in America, so why are so many of us so filled with rage … Read more about White Men: Most Dangerous People in America?
This Week In Whiteness
This is the first installment of what I fear will be an ongoing series. At the end of our review of the film 12 Years A Slave, I made a case that there is a deep and central ongoing problem related to race in this country - that we don't quite know how to get at. Now, some of you may be thinking … Read more about This Week In Whiteness
It’s Not Mumford, It’s the Music Industry: Whiteness
I think a lot about issues of race, gender and class. I read about it and talk it over with people every week. I am working my way through an expensive program in order to write my dissertation about it. I care about matters of diversity and justice a great deal. Ever since talking to my … Read more about It’s Not Mumford, It’s the Music Industry: Whiteness
The Silent White Guy and Invisible Black Women
A record number of people read the post yesterday “Beyonce and the Bigger Question”. I want to thank everyone who commented on the blog, FaceBook and Twitter for making the conversation so fruitful and constructive. It is a difficult question and we certainly have an issue with race in our … Read more about The Silent White Guy and Invisible Black Women
Randy Woodley on Race [MLK Bonus Trac]
In this bonus trac I ask my mentor Randy Woodley why it seems like over the last 30 years it seems like we are going backwards in some important areas of equality and liberation. I have been saving this for Martin Luther King day because just before this question Randy and I were talking about … Read more about Randy Woodley on Race [MLK Bonus Trac]
Issues of Race in Politics, Music, TV and Sports
by Bo Sanders [I initially wrote this for Ethnic Space & Faith but thought it would be fun to cross pollinate.] Despite what the caller said on this week’s ‘Take Them to Task’ segment from the Smiley & West show said, race is still an issue in North America - not everyone is color … Read more about Issues of Race in Politics, Music, TV and Sports
Kony 2012 and Apple’s Mr. Daisy
There were two stories in the news last week that fascinated me as I watched them unravel. The first was the meteoric rise of the viral 30 minute video Kony 2012 that took over Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. The second story was an NPR radio episode of This American Life about working conditions in … Read more about Kony 2012 and Apple’s Mr. Daisy
Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic
The news is wild these days! Its almost as if there is a cultural shift underway! Let me just highlight 4 news stories from the past week: 1) The Pope: Gay marriage threatens humanity’s future 2) Pastor Joel Osteen to Oprah: Homosexuality Is Sin — But Gay People Will Get Into … Read more about Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic