"Many Brazilians cast their country as racial democracy where people
of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large
mixed-race population. But you need only turn on the TV, open the
newspaper or stroll down the street to see clear evidence of
segregation.
"In Brazil, whites are at the top of the social pyramid, dominating
professions of wealth, prestige and power. Dark-skinned people are at
the bottom of the heap, left to clean up after others and take care of
their children and the elderly." [Read more]
3/15/2013
Infrastructure investments and Latino and African American job creation
"Large infrastructure projects would provide a substantial share of jobs
for Latinos and African Americans, and wisely chosen projects could also
begin to decrease persistent Hispanic-white and black-white
unemployment gaps." [Read more]
3/09/2013
Black Women's Job Losses as Comparable to All Men's
"African Americans have fared much worse than whites in the downturn. The
fall in the EPOP [employment rate] for black women has been almost as sharp as for men [overall].
The drop in the EPOP for black men has been by far the sharpest. Their
EPOP has edged up slightly in the last two years but is still almost 8
percentage points below the pre-recession level." [Read more]
3/06/2013
How Good Jobs Policies Can Reduce the Black-White Wealth Divide
"Wealth -- what we own minus what we owe -- matters a great deal for
families' economic success. Children from wealthier families can more
easily attend college, purchase a home, and start a business. Wealthier
families can better bear the costs brought on by a spell of unemployment
or an illness. The large and growing black-white wealth gap means that
not only is this generation of blacks worse off, but the next generation
too will face greater challenges." [Read more]
3/01/2013
How Much Does Race Still Matter?
From Opinionator, New York Times blog:
I called Tesler up to ask him to ask him how his findings jibed with Goldman’s demonstration of declining prejudice. He said that Goldman’s work found that “the effects were very small.” Tesler remains convinced that since Obama emerged as the Democratic nominee in the summer of 2008, “all racial measures are increasing in importance” and that divisions between blacks and whites are increasing. He does not hold back. “Obama,” he told me, “has had a negative effect on racial polarization.” [read more]
I called Tesler up to ask him to ask him how his findings jibed with Goldman’s demonstration of declining prejudice. He said that Goldman’s work found that “the effects were very small.” Tesler remains convinced that since Obama emerged as the Democratic nominee in the summer of 2008, “all racial measures are increasing in importance” and that divisions between blacks and whites are increasing. He does not hold back. “Obama,” he told me, “has had a negative effect on racial polarization.” [read more]
Businessweek Puts a Racist 1913 Spin on the Housing Bubble
Bloomberg Businessweek Goes Racist-Chic For Housing Bubble Cover
"Bloomberg Businessweek has apparently decided to fill it with a cover story on the return of the housing bubble, which they've chosen to doll up in the style of "How Rastus Got His Turkey" by filling their cover image with a collection of vile depictions of blacks and Hispanics:" [Read more]
NAACP Official Blasts Businessweek Cover
“It’s
racist and a mischaracterization,” says Dedrick Muhammad, senior
director of economics at the NAACP. “They are clearly racializing the
issue by having mostly Blacks and Latinos, possibly only Blacks and
Latinos, benefiting.” The cover art, which runs alongside the headline
"The Great American Housing Rebound," has come under heavy fire for what
critics see as both blatantly racist caricature and also subtle dog
whistle on race in the housing market. - See more at:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/businessweek-cover-naacp-racist.html#sthash.uNBTyJOp.zwU8h7Mz.dpuf
“It’s racist and a mischaracterization,” says Dedrick Muhammad, senior director of economics at the NAACP. “They are clearly racializing the issue by having mostly Blacks and Latinos, possibly only Blacks and Latinos, benefiting.” The cover art, which runs alongside the headline "The Great American Housing Rebound," has come under heavy fire for what critics see as both blatantly racist caricature and also subtle dog whistle on race in the housing market.[Read more]
NAACP Official Blasts Controversial Businessweek
Cover - See more at:
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NAACP Official Blasts Controversial Businessweek
Cover - See more at:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/businessweek-cover-naacp-racist.html#sthash.uNBTyJOp.zwU8h7Mz.dpuf
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