Recommended companion piece to The Help: Eudora Welty’s, ‘Where is the Voice Coming From?” short story.
Connie
Japanese American Civil Rights Hero Dies
Gordon Hirabayashi refused to go to a WWII internment camp in 1942. He died on Monday at the age of 93. Read more about his story here.
Racial Gap in Science Funding
Study on NIH Grants: Racial gap found in US Science Funding.
Race & Hollywood
Are you going to see the movie, The Help? Have you read the book? Here is interesting commentary about the movie and how Hollywood typically frames narratives of race relations: On Race and Hollywood – Video Library – The New York Times.
Tar Baby
Did you know that “tar baby” is racially offensive? Have you ever heard the expression?
Republican: Working with Obama Like Touching a Tar Baby | TPM LiveWire.
People’s reactions (in the comments) are interesting, and a few explain more about the etiology of “tar baby.” Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah…