Louisiana judge refuses to marry interracial couples…

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GetAttachment-14.aspx-792875From the conservative file, yet another bout of bigotry. An appointed judge named Keith Bardwell has refused to marry couple of different races. He explains “I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way.” Yet, people don’t claim a correlation between conservatism and prejudice. The truth of the matter is that something like this would not show up in a blue state. Plain and simple.

Documentary: Chris Rock’s “Good Hair”

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This is one documentary that we are bracing to watch. “Good Hair” is a film that challenges the notion of the racial implications of what hair should look like. This has gone on for years on end during and after slavery. It’s a residue of racism that has managed to cling-on while skin color precepts have been at the forefront of racial tensions. Hair is a human feature that has not gotten the same treatment as skin color in a racial context. Now, it not only serves as a benchmark for how far we have gone, but also an indicator of how much more we have to work on to dispel racial myths.