Tommy J. Curry (Texas A&M): Michael Brown and the Need for a Genre Study of Black Male Death and Dying. Robin Diangelo (Westfield State): Emo-Cognitive Explorations of White Neurosis and Racial Cray-Cray. Heather Hensman Kettrey (Vanderbilt) and Whitney Nicole Laster (UC-Merced): Staking Territory in the “World White Web”: An Exploration of the Roles of Overt and Color-Blind Racism in Maintaining Racial Boundaries on a Popular Web Site. William T. Hoston (Houston): I Love Being a Black Man: The Plight, Triumph, and Reflective Mode of Black Male Success. Whites view the term “African-American” more favorably than “black”. Redefining the N-Word: Dave Sheinin and Krissah Thompson examine a racial slur entrenched in American vernacular that is more prevalent than ever (and more by Calvin D. Fogle and more by Kehinde Andrews). The word has racial connotations, and those connotations are different for white people and black people, whether we choose to accept that or not; it’s about personal responsibility — but why y’all wanna say it so bad anyway? The term "douchebag" is the white racial slur we have all be waiting for. Lawrence Otis Graham: “I taught my black kids that their elite upbringing would protect them from discrimination. I was wrong”. Why would we need something called “The Whiteness Project”? Jessica Roy wonders. Ferguson isn’t about black rage against cops — it’s white rage against progress. Ben Stein says the “real problem with race” is a “self-defeating black underclass”. Nick Kristof on when whites just don’t get it, part 4. White people think black people are magical. If you’re lucky enough to earn a living from your art, you’re probably white: The thing about racial diversity among working artists in America is that it doesn't exist. Sam Biddle on how the “Southern belle” is a racist fiction. Jason Zengerle on how the death of the Southern white Democrat hurts African-Americans the most.
