A professor of history, law and Afro-American and African studies reflects on her own identity as biracial and Black.
Stereotypes Influence Perceptions of Race and the Statistics Kept about Them – NPR
“Governments, schools and companies keep track of your race. The statistics are used to track the proportion of blacks and whites who graduate from school. They tell us how many people identify themselves as Native American or Asian. They help us measure health disparities. But there’s a problem with all those statistics — and the deeper way we think about race.”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275087586/study-stereotypes-drive-perceptions-of-race
You’re Never Too Old to Learn- NPR
Rosa Finnegan, 102, reflects on changing her ideas about race.
Why Aren’t There More Interracial Love Songs? NPR
For Valentine’s Day, NPR reporter Shereen Marisol Meraji looked at race in love songs. In her words:
“You don’t hear pop stars crooning about miscegenation these days. But, as we know, coupling up across racial and ethnic lines is happening now more than ever. The 2010 census showed that interracial and inter-ethnic married couples grew by nearly 30 percent in 10 years.
So if pop music is a reflection of the issues of the day, why aren’t we bobbing our heads and shaking our hips to more songs with lyrics about cross-cultural lovin’?”
Here’s the story (text and audio link): http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/02/14/276782537/pop-music-lags-dealing-with-interracial-love-anxieties?sc=17&f=3
Race may be socially constructed after all
Racial classifications change over time… based on how we think we are perceived and social circumstances.
Proof that race may indeed be socially constructed.
Listen to the whole story here.
Legos and Gender: A Girl’s View
Any trip to the toy store shows how gender norms are reinforced. Here’s how one girl reacted to the gender disparities in Legos:
Racism and Sexism Online: University of Illinois Chancellor Responds to Hate Comments
When the Chancellor of the University of Illinois didn’t cancel classes due to weather, some people took to the Internet, with racist and sexists comments. How she responded is the real story!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/university-of-illinois-chancellor-responds-to-hate-comments
When Intercultural Communication Goes Wrong…
A Twitter conversation vents frustration at White people who say culturally “ignorant” things. Is this racism or not? You decide.
Confronting Islamophobia through Comedy
This funny and thought-provoking documentary features an American Muslim comedy tour through some of the more conservative parts of the United States.
For more information, visit The Muslims are Coming! website, or watch it on Netflix.
Here’s the trailer:
80 Maps That Explain the World – Washington Post
Maps can show us many things — here are some interesting ones!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/12/40-maps-that-explain-the-world/?lines
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/13/40-more-maps-that-explain-the-world/
Intercultural Resources 