Jonathan Jansen’s Burden
A profile of Jansen, vice chancellor of Free State University, on a leading online media outlet in South Africa, says more about the problem with liberalism in South Africa.
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White History Month
Writer and journalist Gary Younge in a 2007 column in “The Nation”–that’s still worth repeating–on Black
The Fire Next Time
Some Brooklyn business. You know I live here. Read it here.–Sean Jacobs
James Baldwin on racial oppression
The Black American writer, James Baldwin, draws parallels between oppression in South Africa, Algeria and the United States.
Who Are We?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoqsw3n8D6g&w=500&h=307&rel=0] My man Gary Younge, New York-based feature writer and columnist for The Guardian, has a
Bananas and Baboons
This time, R.W. Johnson, the British-South African writer, had gone too far even for the London Review of Books ' editors. They took down a post of his.
Africa on Film: Black Diamonds
Black Diamonds is a recently released short documentary by Dutch filmmaker, Saska Vredeveld (view the film
Vintage Bigotry, South African Edition
John Oliver, a “correspondent” for the comedy news show, “The Daily with Jon Stewart,” has been
Coming to America
How much damage, if any, did "Coming to America" do to a generation of young Americans' views of Africa and Africans?
Africa on Film: Tarzan!
Few other authors in the 19th and 20th centuries made greater contributions to Hollywood’s racist images
Africa on Film: A New Series
We also aim to educate. Over the next few months, Allison Swank will commence a new
The Race War
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpikgxn-VM&w=480&h=295#13m00s] Al Jazeera’s media criticism TV program “The Listening Post” has a useful analysis of the
Negro Steel Wool
This is appropriate in Lebanon.
Apartheid in Arizona
What’s up with John McCain’s home state? The state legislature has just passed an immigration law
The Poor White Problem
Poor whites don't even make up 5% of the poor. Contrast that to more than 60% of blacks. But that's not a story for foreign media.
What we know about Australia
The popular Australian show, "Hey Hey It's Saturday Night!," on Channel 9, thought it would be okay to revive blackface.
Two Men, Two Countries
Who are the real victims of crime and violence in South Africa?