Samhita Mukhopadhyay argues that the blog "Stuff White People Like" is too gentle and celebratory in its critique of what David Brooks would term "Bobo" culture.

President David Palmer may have paved the way for a President Obama or Clinton, according to the "24" actor.

In this short essay, Gregory Jay outlines what whiteness studies studies and its goals.

Tomine discusses the advantages and drawbacks of starting a creative career early, as well as how his work intersects with his own experience as a raced person.

This comic book was distributed during George Wallace's 1962 governor's race, scaring folks about the implications of desegregation. "In Birmingham they love the governor..."

"African American high school girl being educated via television during the period that the Little Rock (Arkansas) schools were closed to avoid integration."

This satire of Patricia Dickerson's discussion of Obama's racial identity is funny, but I'm not sure I entirely agree with the point it makes.

Since Obama is not the descendant of slaves, his entry into the presidential race raises questions about what it means to be black.

Some users are balking at the idea that a dark-skinned game protagonist is black.

A columnist changed her avatar's appearance to appear African, and the other users began to treat her differently.

This amazing photo was taken by Margaret Bourke-White during the Great Depression

Starbucks customers have found inventive ways to trim the prices of their beverages. I do, however, find the use of "ghetto" in this context very loaded and problematic.

The creator of the comic "Get Your War On" remembers Hurricane Katrina with a creative interactive piece.

This sure seems like how during the Hurricane Katrina aftermath whites "salvaged" and blacks "looted."

oh dear lord... Damon Wayans wants to use a word that starts with "n" and ends with "a" for a retail line.

LiveJournal entry with a nice analysis of the protests incited by a Danish cartoon.