All Posts Tagged With: "racism"

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Off-White is the new Black

When I was growing up, talking white or acting white was a punchline dumb kids used to make me feel bad. Balancing a drive to succeed with the peer pressure of acting Black was a tightrope we all traversed. Nowadays, the smart and balanced Negro is the new thing, from Barack Obama, to Kidz in [...]

21May2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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Doctors’ Bias

While none of us are strangers to the concepts of prejudice and bias, what do you do if it affects someone you count on with your life?
The Chicago Tribune just ran an article detailing that over a 13 year period and after 150,000 emergency room visits, doctor’s were more likely to prescribe pain medication to [...]

2Jan2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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World’s Top Black Mind on Racism in America

I had a virtual conversation via instant messenger with my old professor Dr. Spence the other day about a lot of random topics. We discussed the potential economic factors of black blogging, current technology, and recent professional accomplishments. He made a statement to me, however, about saving the chronicling the comments that had been sent [...]

7Nov2007 | Fredric | Comments | Continued