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Racial Issues

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Reader: I dread more discussion of dreadlocks

    ​We've discussed many weighty subjects on Show and Tell over the past year, but the all-time comment-getter remains Jeff Otte's "White people with dreads." Just yesterday, Bongzilla weighed in with this: I'm sorry, but every comment I've read on here has been EXTREMELY racist.. All you're doi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    The Help is this week's most ridiculous trailer

    ​Gather round, children, and I will tell you of a time -- it was, like, at least 50 years ago -- when there was racism. Those days are over, of course, and in the bright future of today all humans live in perfect harmony with no economic or institutional discrepancy whatsoever, but there was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    The Help and five other movies starring the Great White Hope

    Helping black people.​After all the strife and human sacrifice during the civil rights movement, it was pretty awesome in the end when every black person was triumphant in some way and every villain got her hilariously cathartic comeuppance by eating a pie full of feces -- but let's not forget ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Where did all the Mexican Jews come from?

    Helping black people.​After all the strife and human sacrifice during the civil rights movement, it was pretty awesome in the end when every black person was triumphant in some way and every villain got her hilariously cathartic comeuppance by eating a pie full of feces -- but let's not forget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    From Mel Gibson to Halle Berry: What's with the race-war custody battles?

    Is that baby black?​As evidenced by the hideously protracted custody battles that seemingly arise every time two celebrities break off their romantic engagement in favor of stroking their turgid, throbbing sense of their own importance, large egos and small children do not mix well. Well, at l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Tom Tancredo & "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano keep talking in debate videos

    Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    Why do people think it's okay to say racist things as long as they have a Mexican friend?

    Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2010

    Why are SoCal Mexicans professing hate for African-Americans?

    Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    Mexican-Americans can hate recent arrivals, too: It's called assimilation

    Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Tom Tancredo calls out "brown supremacists" after Arizona immigration rally

    Photo by John JohnstonFor Tancredo, the issue's brown and white.​Last month, a representative from Americans For Legal Immigration blasted ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo for pledging to participate in a June 5 rally in Phoenix whose organizer allegedly had ties to neo-Nazi groups. Tancredo refut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Tom Tancredo: Joe Sestak job offer could lead to impeachment even though Obama's black

    Photo by John JohnstonIs impeachment a black-and-white issue?​The idea that a White House job offer to Pennsylvania's Joe Sestak -- one allegedly designed to convince him not to challenge Senator Arlen Specter -- might be an impeachable defense has been popular in Republican circles of late. ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    In Phoenix, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes state policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer

    Photo by John JohnstonIs impeachment a black-and-white issue?​The idea that a White House job offer to Pennsylvania's Joe Sestak -- one allegedly designed to convince him not to challenge Senator Arlen Specter -- might be an impeachable defense has been popular in Republican circles of late. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    DPD racial profiling charges: The continuing costly saga of Sgt. Speelman

    ​There are mellow cops and in-your-face cops.Then there are cops like the Denver Police Department's Perry Speelman, the subject of at least 18 internal affairs investigations dating back to the 1990s, many triggered by complaints of alleged "unnecessary force" or "discourtesy." Precisely how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Neo-Nazis' adopt-a-highway sign on the move: Department of Transportation says, "Oops! Our bad!"

    This sign is headed down the road a piece.​On Monday, we told you about the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, taking part in the Colorado Department of Transportation's adopt-a-highway program -- and CDOT's conclusion that stopping it from doing so was impossible. Now, a new deve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Flick Pick

    This sign is headed down the road a piece.​On Monday, we told you about the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, taking part in the Colorado Department of Transportation's adopt-a-highway program -- and CDOT's conclusion that stopping it from doing so was impossible. Now, a new deve ... More >>

  • Film

    January 21, 2010

    Skin

    This sign is headed down the road a piece.​On Monday, we told you about the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, taking part in the Colorado Department of Transportation's adopt-a-highway program -- and CDOT's conclusion that stopping it from doing so was impossible. Now, a new deve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Phil Wolf organizes counter-protest over anti-Obama billboard

    The billboard in question, featuring a turban-wearing Barack Obama.​There continues to be plenty of sound and fury kicked up over that anti-Obama billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge -- and the racket's likely to grow louder tomorrow. Dealership owne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Dan Caplis and His Jihad Against Barack Obama

    The billboard in question, featuring a turban-wearing Barack Obama.​There continues to be plenty of sound and fury kicked up over that anti-Obama billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge -- and the racket's likely to grow louder tomorrow. Dealership owne ... More >>

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Skin Deep

    Talk-show hosts who tackle ethnic issues are often accused of racism. Should they be?

  • News

    April 3, 2008

    Target Practice: Racism and Police Shootings Are No Game

    Are Denver cops trigger-happy for minorities? A video game might hold the answer.

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Money Waters

    Swalhaggin (Noir Sound Records)

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    A House Divided

    When Reverend Benjamin Reynolds opened his church to gays, some called it a sin. He calls it a mission from God.

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    The Low Down

    Life on the down low can be risky business.

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Bookstore for Patrons of Color

    The Hue-Man Experience

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    Imagine a Great Campaign

    It takes more than money to make a mayor. You have to know your way around Colfax, when to cry Republican and how to handle a drag queen.

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    The Black-and-White Newsroom

    Several Post staffers want more colors in their paper's palette.

  • Music

    September 5, 2002

    Dread Again

    A true modern classic, dub poet and reggae revolutionary Linton Kwesi Johnson turns another page.

  • Calendar

    April 11, 2002

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Two filmmakers probe the racial climate in Jasper, Texas.

  • Culture

    January 24, 2002

    Blurring Black and White

    Too much talk makes Spinning Into Butter lose its focus on racism.

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Disorder in the Court

    Judge John Kane has seen too many casualties in the War on Drugs. Now he demands a government retreat.

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Target Practice

    A class-action suit becomes a vehicle for racial justice.

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Party of One

    Cliff Fleetwood looks for more Black Party people.

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    The Young and the Restless

    As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    The New Turks

    As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    Up to Their Necks

    Racial problems and all-around surliness abound at the Denver Health engineering department.

  • News

    May 7, 1998

    Say It Loud

    Anne Sulton missed out on the civil-rights movement of the Sixties. Now she's making up for it.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    The X Files

    Punk-rock guitarist turned Nation of Islam minister Jamal Muhammad is still angry--and not just in black and white.

  • Culture

    July 31, 1997

    Ebony and Irony

    Punk-rock guitarist turned Nation of Islam minister Jamal Muhammad is still angry--and not just in black and white.

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    Forward to the Past

    What will happen when Denver's model of integration, Manual High, returns to the old days of segregation?

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Heaven Helps Him

    A DU psychology professor lends his voice to the healing power of spirituals.

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Soul Woman

    Me'Shell Ndegeocello fights the powers that be.

  • Film

    April 25, 1996

    Raisin' in the South

    Me'Shell Ndegeocello fights the powers that be.

  • Culture

    December 20, 1995

    JESUS, JOSEPH AND MERRY

    Me'Shell Ndegeocello fights the powers that be.

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENT

    ETHNICITY WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE AN ISSUE IN WELLINGTON WEBB'S SEARCH FOR AN EDUCATION CZAR. IT IS NOW.THE BLACKBOARD BUNGLE HOW MAYOR WEBB'S SEARCH FOR AN EDUCATION CZAR WAS HIJACKED BY RACIAL POLITICS.

  • News

    October 25, 1995

    UNDER HIS SKIN

    ADAM'S MARK DEVELOPER FRED KUMMER LOST A $5 MILLION RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN ST. LOUIS--BUT WON $25 MILLION FROM DENVER.

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    LOCAL COLOR

    ADAM'S MARK DEVELOPER FRED KUMMER LOST A $5 MILLION RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN ST. LOUIS--BUT WON $25 MILLION FROM DENVER.

  • Dining

    May 3, 1995

    MOUTHING OFF

    ADAM'S MARK DEVELOPER FRED KUMMER LOST A $5 MILLION RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN ST. LOUIS--BUT WON $25 MILLION FROM DENVER.

  • News

    December 21, 1994

    ON THE OUTSIDE

    FIREBRAND STEVE ARRINGTON, NOW IN ILL HEALTH, RECALLS THE GHOSTS OF AIDS BATTLES PAST.

  • News

    November 2, 1994

    POST SUSPENDS COPYBOYKEN HAMBLIN, NOT IN HIS OWN WORDS

    FIREBRAND STEVE ARRINGTON, NOW IN ILL HEALTH, RECALLS THE GHOSTS OF AIDS BATTLES PAST.

  • Culture

    February 2, 1994

    ROOMFUL OF BLUES

    FIREBRAND STEVE ARRINGTON, NOW IN ILL HEALTH, RECALLS THE GHOSTS OF AIDS BATTLES PAST.

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