Tag Archives: racism

Latino poverty has grown since the 1980s, interactive map shows

The Urban Institute, a non-partisan think tank has published a new interactive map that shows poverty density in the U.S., as well as the race… more

The ACLU releases SB 1070 smartphone app

Apparently, there really is an app for everything. Working with OpenWatch Corporation, the ACLU has recently updated a bilingual app called “ACLU-AZ STOP SB 1070”,… more

Cheerios’ multi-racial commercial backlash: are you really shocked?

A cute, innocent commercial is making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. A white woman in a kitchen is asked by her biracial daughter… more

Racism, homophobia, mapped on Twitter

Racism and homophobia on Twitter are concentrated pretty much all over the United States, according to a new mapping project that tracked racist tweets against… more

Disney & Día de los Muertos: culture is not for sale

Barely a day after it became public that Disney had made a move to trademark Dia De los Muertos for an upcoming Pixar film about… more

Study: our brains are racist

A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough recently found that our brains respond differently to people of different races. In the… more

The AP dropped the ‘I’ word because of politics, not compassion

By Eduardo Stanley, www.eduardostanley.com FRESNO, California — On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it… more

Sabio aims to train Latinos, women as tech workers

Sabio is an organization that aims to help unemployed women and minorities become tech workers through an intensive boot camp and targeted networking with tech… more

Study: How to find a racist on Twitter

A study from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) in the United Kingdom titled, “Who Matters Online: Measuring influence, … more

Do video games promote racism? A look at “World of Tanks”

Games are notorious for breeding racism. Not so much through in-game content, but through the charming player base. This is commonly looked down upon by… more

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