Race Focus Archives - Page 10 of 16

Notes Photo March 30, 2012

The Trayvon Optics So Far

If Trayvon was a little moody at times or putting some attitude on display, that actually situates him along teenage norms much more so than when I see him posed on a horse.

Notes Photo March 28, 2012

Reading the Pictures: Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman As Stereotypes

With new facts and alleged facts swirling and the nation paying close attention, beware the emergence of previously unseen imagery in combination with the tendency to stereotype.

Notes Photo March 14, 2012

GOP Primary: Segregation Lives

Nicole Bengiveno's GOP primary/racial segregation shot is probably the smartest, bravest campaign photo I've seen all year.

Notes Photo March 13, 2012

Alabama, the "Great Immigration Migration" and the Spirit of GOP Primary Day

Thinking of HB56 and Santorum's pervasive religious zeal, the question that seems to need asking is: what would Jesus do?

Notes Photo March 1, 2012

An Obama, UAW, "Apple Geek" Mitt Hit squad?? : The Latest Romney Vid

I'm wondering if what we're seeing here is the Romney campaign testing whether they can get away with trafficking in violent suggestions and racist stereotypes without being challenged?

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Beyond Baptism, Jim Lo Scalzo's Baltimore Photo Reaches all the Way to Birmingham

As a slice of contemporary culture, Jim's photo is awash in elegance. As its subtlety calls to history, the photo speaks that much more deeply to regeneration and the affirmation of faith.

Notes Photo February 20, 2012

Lil' Kim on TIME Cover … And She's Asian!

Black, Asian, what's the difference ... as long as it moves magazines.

Notes Photo February 2, 2012

Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Acceptance in One Photo

You have to read the caption to understand the situation, but once you do, you get a glimpse of how real-life America has incorporated what the media feels is outside the norm.

Notes Photo February 1, 2012

Stephen Crowley’s Extraordinary Photo of Santorum at an African-American Church

Hopefully Rick, you and your friends will think twice next time about all the food stamp baiting.

Notes Photo January 26, 2012

Romney's Obama Dog Whistle?

Isn’t working.... Food stamp president…. Seems they may be stringing that stuff together with an ulterior motive.

Notes Photo November 9, 2011

Yes, We Cane? Some Take-Aways On Newsweek's Herman Cain Cover

I can't tell if Newsweek would like to walk this back now, or there's no downside because memories are so short and we've gotten lost in the hype-machine.

Notes Photo October 5, 2011

With Herman Cain rising in GOP polls, and Mr. Cain mostly keeping quiet (beyond that one boomerang) in the face of Perry's racist rock, I was interested in this photo outside an Irish pub in Milton, Georgia on Sunday.

Notes Photo September 29, 2011

How Brown America Has Become

I have to admit, the aesthetics of this pic from Tuesday's Obama photo-op got me.

Notes Photo September 2, 2011

“Mao” like Mao than Martin

MLK’s sculpture portrays a monumental, stern, and even defiant Martin Luther King. Somewhat at odds with the Jesus-like makeover the press has given him.

Notes Photo August 17, 2011

Thuggish Cameron Thinks Graffiti's Got His Back

Don't they get that graffiti, symbolic of the alienation, frustration, and yearning for identity and expression that underpins it, is the exact thing Cameron is denying?