A maverick has passed.

On August 15th, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Ben Stiller are set to star in Stiller’s latest comedy ‘Tropic Thunder’.

According to reports, Downey Jr. plays a white actor who takes a role originally written for a black actor and dyes his skin to play the role as a black man. His character does all [...]

Amalgamated North Pole Industries. L.L.C.
100 Candy Cane lane
North Pole, Arctic Circle 10001
December 17, 2007
To Whom it May Concern,
Last january, in a moment of tequila induced mayhem, the naughty elves trashed a bar in St. Thomas. A probation officer assigned to one of these little trolls recently disclosed to government officials that I had [...]

Contributor Carole McDonnell’s short stories and essays appear online and in print, in speculative fiction, ethnic, and Christian publications. She lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their pets. Wind Follower, published by Juno Books, is Carole’s first novel. Her voice adds plenty to our discussion, so I welcome Carole and her [...]

Since 2001, I am always somber when 9/11 arrives. My husband and I were walking beneath the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the first plane hit, a few blocks from our home. Everything went from bad to worse and we found ourselves running from the debris spewing, collapsing North Tower a little [...]

According to Gawker, Andrew Morton’s latest tell all entitled Posh & Becks, includes the following passage:
Thanks to his taste in extravagant clothes and jewelry, penchant for rap music and his flash lifestyle, the blond footballer should be considered an honorary black man.
Gawker, David Beckham is an Honorary Black Man
Oh, well then, we should welcome [...]

I’ve been working on a couple longer posts and frankly, I’m a little worn down today. When I’m worn down, I most like to head to the gym. But since we cannot do that together dear reader, I thought we could share a laugh.
From Paul Mooney:
There was a white lady baking a cake for [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to address racial issues from his unusual perspective. Andrew is a blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz Central as well [...]

I was riding my little pit bike in the desert and got a flat. I was attempting the repair myself but the cheap Chinese tools I had just bought in case of an emergency broke. I decided to toss the bike into the truck and take it into town. I was hoping the guy at [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to deal with racial issues from unusual perspectives. Andrew is a blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz Central as well [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has been compelled to deal with racial issues from unusual perspectives. I believe his point of view adds a lot to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew says, “You gotta turn the topsoil to plant [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula obtained his AA in Mass Communications at Montgomery College and then went on to receive his BA in Media Arts from the University of Maryland. He tossed it, his words, to do post graduate studies at Musicians Institute of Hollywood (rock star school). Andrew has been teaching and touring the U.S. and [...]

I am on the road for the next couple of days, so I thought I’d bring back a couple of posts you might have missed. New posts resume Thursday. Enjoy.
I was a youngster when the movie Serpico, starring Al Pacino, opened. The movie captured the true life story of Frank Serpico, an honest, undercover, New [...]