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Archive for the 'Pictures' Category

22 May

Images of Murder and Torture emerge against Obama and his wife

These images are viscerally offensive. But they were not created by those you would expect. The second photo appeared on the cover of a Georgia newspaper. The first illustration was created by a liberal, white blogger at Daily Kos named ONECITIZEN - trying to make a point. This is unsettling because I expect violent, [...]

17 Jan

Golf + Noose = ?

I imagine this place, All About Race.com, to be a spot where we can open our hearts and speak our minds to each other in ways that would be downright impossible in the whir of day-to-day life.
So I am asking for you input, in all sincerity:

What were they thinking?
I don’t understand it.
Seriously. If [...]

30 Nov

Disney does Dumb

Dumbfounded? So was I when I first saw this. My next clear thought was that the late Walt Disney, a reported Nazi sympathizer, is probably doing a little jig somewhere having a good belly laugh.

Lead paint isn’t the only element that can make our children’s playthings harmful or destructive. Teaching young people that a [...]

09 Oct

Mexican descendants of African slaves

“Mestizo” was one of the first words I learned when I started studying Spanish in 7th grade at Argyle Junior High School. In this case, it was used to describe Mexicans who were the descendants of African slaves. I don’t remember how it came up, but I know that this was during the time of [...]

12 Jun

Riverdale Assembly of God and Blackface

The Riverdale Assembly of God took down their site and sent anonymous self-righteous comments to the blog of Tate Hill; the man who first posted photographic proof of their ignorant and racist school celebration. Supporters of The Riverdale Assembly of God claim they actually believe that boys wearing blackface make-up and dressing in mammy costumes [...]

28 May

Memorial Day

Young sailors taking in the sights during New York’s Fleet Week 2007.
Photo courtesty Joseph O. Holmes www.joesnyc.com / www.manhattanusersguide.com

19 Apr

In Good Hands…

This photo articulates my views about our interconnectedness better than a year of posts ever would. Thank you Andrew Padula for passing it along.
Does anyone know the full story behind this photo? If you do, please share your knowledge with us. I would like to find and credit the photographer. 
What do you see?