11 3 / 2013
Black people, who make up 22% of the poor, receive 14% of government benefits. White people, who make up 42% of the poor, receive 69% of government benefits.
Just so we’re all clear on what we just read. Black people make up 22% of the poor but only 14% of the government benefits. Meaning, 8% of poor Black people are not taking government benefits when they need them.
While, white people make up 42% of the poor but receive 69% of the government benefits. Meaning, there are white people who are classified as middle class who are receiving government benefits.
…but welfare queens and stuff.
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT!
Black people make up 22% of the poor BUT only 14% of the government benefits.
White people make up 42% of the poor BUT receive 69% of the government benefits.
This needs to go viral.
This is essential piece of information revealing racial bias AGAINST Black people in receiving government benefits.
Never again do I want to hear about White people living in poverty.
Never again do I want to hear about Black people living on government benefits.
(via black-culture)
25 2 / 2013
Oscar Winners - Best Actress
“The work will stand no matter what.” Meryl Streep
The actual beige of it all…
98.3% white, whiter than Maine (95.2%)
reblogging for the next motherfucker who whines ‘but why can’t we have a White Entertainment awards???’
WHITER THAN MAINE.
Blinded by the whiteness.
The Price is White
(via platanos-fritos)
25 2 / 2013
"Last night’s Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ reel left out actress Lupe Ontiveros. The Mexican-American actress passed away on July 26, 2012."
Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Snubs Lupe Ontiveros, Twice (via latinafeminista)
(via quecaigaelsistema)
21 2 / 2013
19 1 / 2013
Series of Brooklyn Billboards Put Racial Inequity on Display
Billboards are everywhere in New York City. They’re on subway trains and in stations, and on top of and inside taxis. But few, if any, have been anything like a series of anonymous billboards that have popped up on bus shelters in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. They’re not selling anything but a delcaration: that racism still exists.
That’s also the name of the appropriately titled campaign. At least half a dozen billboard sites have sprung up around the neighborhood since August, with each month dedicated to highlighting racial disparities that impact black people in America. So far, the billboards have touched on topics ranging from the entertainment industry, education, fast food, smoking, policing, and black wealth. Each month’s billboard is also accompanied by an detailed post on Tumblr that provides background information, news articles, studies, charts, and statistics to back up each claim.
A brief statement on the Tumblr page says, in part, that “RISE is a proejct designed to illuminate some of the ways in which racism operates in this country.” But who’s behind the project remains a mystery.
For the time being, the project seems dedicated to its anonymity. Both the Tumblr page and the billboards themselves are devoid of any contact information. Similarly, the private advertising company that’s contracted by New York City’s transit agency to host advertisments and billboards said that it does not give out information about who paid for the advertisements.
Even local activists who spend their time dedicated to working on racial justice issues can’t figure out who’s behind the billboards. Nonetheless, they’re intrigued by the campaign. This month’s billboard is dedicated to Stop-and-Frisk, the controversial NYPD tactic that’s drawn national criticism for its disproportionate impact on black and Latino men. The billboard’s provactive text reads, “Don’t want to get stopped by the NYPD? Stop being black.” On the heels of New York City’s 2013 mayoral race and the prominent role that critics of Stop-and-Frisk have taken in city politics, the billboards have become a meaningful part of local discussion.
It’s no accident that of all of New York City’s neighborhoods, the billboards have targeted this one. A historically black neighborhood, Bed-Stuy has become one of the most contested spaces in New York City. A 2012 study from the Fordham Institute found that Brooklyn is home to 25 of the country’s most rapidly gentrifying zip codes. That’s created a stark contrast between those in the neighborhood who have more upward social and economic mobility than others. Several high profile media accounts have recently noted Bed Stuy’s so-called “hip” transformation and “resurgence”, but the borough’s medium per capita income in 2009 was just $23,000, which was $10,000 below the national average.
The content of the billboard’s messaging may not exactly be news for most residents, but the presentation has nonetheless been powerful.
(via newwavefeminism)
17 1 / 2013
Like Paul Mooney said “black people are the most copied people in American…everybody wanna be a nigga but nobody wanna be a nigga”
(Source: wakaflockazayn, via misomesha)
12 1 / 2013
white folks with guns = 2nd amendment right, don’t touch me bro!
people of color with guns = threat to national security, gun control now!
07 12 / 2012
Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in.: The White Anti-Racist is an Oxymoron
The White Anti-Racist is an Oxymoron
An Open Letter to “White Anti-Racists”
I received an annoying e-mail about white people and their struggle to do anti-racist work. I keep reading and hearing white people talk about their struggle to do anti-racist organizing, and frankly it gets on my…
04 12 / 2012
نہ رب سے بھی کوئی شکایت کی: Let's Have a Much Needed Discussion About Anti-Blackness
Oops. Guess I’m officially done with all k-pop now. Fuck all those crushes I said I had. I’m done.
A huge discussion when it comes to not only Korean pop culture, but also Korean society s that of anti-Blackness.
The discussion usually…
(Source: afrosinspace, via le-kif-kif)
02 12 / 2012
new wave feminism: Shhh. Your privilege is showing
There are people without cars.
There are people without cars who only have bodegas and Korean min marts in their neighborhood with limited options.
There are people who don’t make very much money and have to go hard with budgeting their food money.
So shut the fuck up with…
