Imagery has the power to turn a seemingly innocent depiction of fruit into the stereotyping of an entire group of people. LIFEThis 1937 Life Magazine cover depicts a black watermelon farmer. The cover of the Aug. 9, 1937 issue of Life Magazine is all about watermelons. On it, several watermelons are wedged into various spots…
Ronald Reagan’s daughter asks for forgiveness for late president’s racist remarks
Patti Davis said her father had taught her racist language was “toxic” and was not allowed in their home. So she made no excuses for what was recorded on a 1971 tape with Richard Nixon
Rookie Texas Cop Shoots Wildly At Dog And Kills Homeless Woman Instead
The Arlington Police quickly announced the officer was not white but didn’t provide Margarita Brooks’ race. Newly released bodycam video footage shows a Texas cop who is just one month removed from the police academy aiming and shooting his gun within seconds of seeing a dog running at him, with at least one of the…
Mayor Bill de Blasio Still Won’t Say If The Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Should Be Fired
Refusing to say if the cop who killed Eric Garner should be fired clearly will not help Bill de Blasio with Black voters in his run for president.
NYPD Chokehold Cop Daniel Pantaleo Suspended After Police Judge Recommends He Be Fired for Involvement in Eric Garner’s Death
The New York Police department has suspended Officer Daniel Pantaleo over his use of an illegal chokehold in the death of Staten Island man Eric Garner. A judge overseeing Pantaleo’s disciplinary trial recommended the officer’s termination Friday for his actions in Garner’s 2014 death. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemary Maldonado handed down the ruling…
Robots and Racism: New Study Suggests That Humans Apply Racial Biases, Stereotypes to Black and White Robots
Yes, robot racism is a thing. A new study out of New Zealand’s University of Canterbury found that humans tend to extend their racial biases to black and white robots, CNN reported. The “Robots and Racism” study, conducted by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, suggests that humans assign a race to human-like robots, then project…
