Category: Racism
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We’re Still Fighting the Civil War
The Civil War may have ended over 150 years ago, but we’re still fighting it. And the ideas of the Old South are winning.
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David Lenoir Goes Full Racist
When the going gets tough, the GOP goes full racist. Shelby County Mayoral Candidate David Lenoir showed his true colors in this mailer. He should be ashamed.
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Media Maelstrom: Context is Key
Its funny how just a few words, reported without a whole lot of context, can drive perceptions about a news story. Such is the case in the coverage of former Memphis Mayor Herenton’s speech at Mayor Strickland’s prayer breakfast last weekend.
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Redlining Memphis
Last week, NPR aired a report about the way one Mid-South Bank has been using discriminatory lending practices against African American borrowers. The finding against Bancorp South by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was published on June 29th of this year. The fact that this news slipped by is unsettling. The only local news…
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The Ugliness of White Privilege
I’m going to be honest with you: I’m probably the wrong person to be writing about this. I’m a white guy, raised in a middle class household, with two educated parents. All of my aunts and uncles went to college paid for by my grandfather. I am the definition of white privilege. I grew up…
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Muzzled In Memphis
I really hope this works out for both Wendi and the CA, but I’m afraid it won’t for either. About a week after the Brooks flap, there were some folks who expressed to me they were worried she was being silenced. I don’t work for the CA so I have no knowledge one way or…