Racial Issues

Do Mexican-American women still save themselves for marriage?

James Holmes Facebook fan page switches to salute Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page

Thus far, Facebook hasn't seen the creation of nearly as many pages saluting Wisconsin Sikh temple killer Wade Michael Page as was the case with James Holmes following the Aurora theater shooting. But one address exemplifies the fleeting attention span of those who live to shock online: It was previ ... More >>

A tradition of keeping African-Americans voters from the polls

New laws in dozens of states could take out Barack Obama this fall.

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 >>

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 >>

Where did all the Mexican Jews come from?

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 >>

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 >>

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

Why are SoCal Mexicans professing hate for African-Americans?

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

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Flick Pick

Skin

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 >>

Dan Caplis and His Jihad Against Barack Obama

Skin Deep

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

Target Practice: Racism and Police Shootings Are No Game

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

A House Divided

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

The Low Down

Life on the down low can be risky business.

Best Bookstore for Patrons of Color

The Hue-Man Experience

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.

Dread Again

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

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Two filmmakers probe the racial climate in Jasper, Texas.

Blurring Black and White

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

Disorder in the Court

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

Target Practice

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

Party of One

Cliff Fleetwood looks for more Black Party people.

The Young and the Restless

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

The New Turks

Up to Their Necks

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

Say It Loud

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

The X Files

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

Ebony and Irony

Forward to the Past

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

Heaven Helps Him

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

Soul Woman

Me'Shell Ndegeocello fights the powers that be.

Raisin' in the South

JESUS, JOSEPH AND MERRY

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.

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.

LOCAL COLOR

MOUTHING OFF

ON THE OUTSIDE

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

POST SUSPENDS COPYBOYKEN HAMBLIN, NOT IN HIS OWN WORDS

ROOMFUL OF BLUES