Posts Tagged 'racism'



Boston: Perceptions Beyond Race

After a year of preparations, the National Urban League conference came through Boston without a hitch.  State and local officials as well as leaders from the city’s communities of color went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure NUL attendees not only had a satisfactory conference, but would also leave with the best possible impression of the city.

For the last 30 years, Bostonians have suffered with this unfortunate reputation of being “racist.”  However, after speaking to numerous attendees on and off camera about their experience in town, some of these attitudes might be changing.

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Kanye sparks an explosion of racism online

By Talia Whyte

The Grio

Kanye West’s latest outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards has drawn mostly negative reactions. After his unsavory diss of country singer Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for the best female video, many people immediately went to their various online social media tools to share their thoughts about the hip-hop star.

I agree with the opinion that West’s blowup was horribly rude and childish. However, there were some Internet users who took their thoughts about him too far. This was particularly obvious on Twitter, which was awash in a flood of racism, with the so-called “post-racial” levees fully giving way.

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Boston’s racial problems persist

By Talia Whyte

The Grio

The recent arrest of the esteemed black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his Cambridge home has put the Greater Boston area back in the national spotlight as a hotbed of racism.

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Tenure fight just the latest racial skirmish for Emerson

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

Complaints filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by two black Emerson College professors have shined a spotlight on what some say is a problem that has long plagued the school — poor handling of on-campus diversity.

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