From Colorlines, a special issue on race and cops. Forty acres and a gap in wealth: We can’t afford to wait any longer to address the causes of persistent poverty among most black families. Blackface has been kept in a box labeled Things We Don't Talk About ever since the Civil Rights era — here's why it still matters to American culture. A majority of black Americans blame individual failings — not racial prejudice — for the lack of economic progress by lower-income African Americans, according to a survey (and more on one race, divisible). According to a recent nationwide survey, more than a third of black respondents said that their community is now so diverse that it can no longer can be thought of as a single race. How race is lived in America: Gerald Boyd was the Jackie Robinson of the New York Times. He dreamed of going all the way to the top. He got close. Then he took a tragic fall. A review of One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life — A Story of Race and Family Secrets by Bliss Broyard. From Cracked, a look at the 9 most racist Disney characters.
