COLORLINES: “THE WHITE SUPREMACIST IN US”

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June 18, 2009 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. Check out Huffington Post for “The White Supremacist in Us.” for a look at what racial inequity has to do with the three tragic shootings in the past couple of weeks. . Having Their Say With digital recorders and DVDs, young people are saving endangered languages that are at risk of disappearing as fluent native speakers die. MERIT “Merit”: Word Hijacks the Conversation around Racial Disparities Another installment from ARC’s new video series on the language that controls the discourse around race. Obama’s Southern Problem-And Ours A closer look at how white southerners voted suggests just how little support Obama can expect from the region. Immigration, Race and the Restaurant Industry: Fekkak Mamdouh Fekkak Mamdouh, co-author, with Rinku Sen, of The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization talks about his life, his organizing work with ROC-United, and what being American means to him. . Speaking English a Requirement for Motherhood? Reunite Cirila Baltazar Cruz with Her Baby In Pascagoula, Mississippi, in November 2008, Cirila Baltazar Cruz gave birth to a baby girl. Soon after, her daughter was taken away from her because she could not communicate with the hospital attendants. . Why Deport Formerly Incarcerated Immigrants? Is the System Broken? ColorLines Magazine spent the last week in  Jamaica investigating the devastating effect of American deportation policies on families. Seth Wessler questions the logic of immigration policies that rob people of their families, futures and home. “Race and Recession: How Inequity Rigged the Economy and How to Change the Rules” ARC recently released “Race and Recession,” a report that tells the stories of people of color who have, across the board, been disproportionately affected by the recession. Visit arc.org/recession to download the report. ColorLines Direct is the weekly news update of the Applied Research Center (ARC) sent to subscribers, supporters and participants in ARC’s activities. ARC publishes ColorLines Magazine, Racewire.org and most recently hosted The Compact for Racial Justice Phone Forums.

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