Race and Ethnicity

A Debate Between Mitt Romney and Martin Luther King Jr. A Debate Between Mitt Romney and Martin Luther King Jr.

And guess which one lies.

Jan 18, 2012 / Katie Halper

The GOP’s Race Problem

The GOP’s Race Problem The GOP’s Race Problem

Racially inflammatory statements marked last night’s GOP debate on MLK Day.

Jan 17, 2012 / Ari Berman

For Democrats on Dr. King’s Day, It’s Fish-In-A Barrel Season – But it Shouldn’t Be For Democrats on Dr. King’s Day, It’s Fish-In-A Barrel Season – But it Shouldn’t Be

This Dr. King Day, it’s worth remembering that three years ago, a chorus of voices called on the administration to disperse stimulus funds with a view specifically to racial ...

Jan 17, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Mitt Romney Betrays His Father’s—and His Party’s—Civil Rights Legacy Mitt Romney Betrays His Father’s—and His Party’s—Civil Rights Legacy

George Romney marched with Dr. King and refused to back Republicans who opposed civil rights. Mitt Romney has yet to call out racially charged comments by his GOP foes and has actu...

Jan 13, 2012 / John Nichols

The GOP’s Blatant Racism

The GOP’s Blatant Racism The GOP’s Blatant Racism

From Newt Gingrich to Ron Paul, Republican presidential candidates have stopped speaking in code and embraced baldly racist rhetoric.

Jan 11, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge

Do Ron Paul Supporters Really Think a Racist Ad Helps Their Candidate? Do Ron Paul Supporters Really Think a Racist Ad Helps Their Candidate?

With supporters like these, who needs critics?

Jan 10, 2012 / Katie Halper

Melissa Harris-Perry on ‘The Colbert Report’: Stereotypes and Black Women in America Melissa Harris-Perry on ‘The Colbert Report’: Stereotypes and Black Women in America

How putting the stories of African-American women at the center shifts the entire trajectory and resonance of the classic American story.

Jan 10, 2012 / Press Room

How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans

For starters, they can lay off of the racism.

Jan 2, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

All-American Shame: A Wake-Up Call From This Week in TV All-American Shame: A Wake-Up Call From This Week in TV

What we need to combat anti-Muslim bias is exactly what All-American Muslim is doing—exposing non-Muslims to the utterly normal lives of our Muslim neighbors.

Dec 13, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue

Whites See Racial Progress, While Blacks See Inequality Whites See Racial Progress, While Blacks See Inequality

A new survey shows the wide perceptual gap in racial progress between whites and blacks. 

Dec 13, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

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