Jezebel: Racialicious

Does Occupy Support People Who Aren't White?

Bridget Todd — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:20:00 EST

People often tell me that I don't look like your average Occupy protestor. I was initially drawn to the Occupy movement for several reasons. As an educator, anything that gets young people paying attention to the world around them is something that I feel the need to support. As an activist and organizer, I generally believe in the need for all citizens to engage in this kind of political discourse. As a black woman, I feel any conversation about economic inequality is incomplete if it doesn't also address racial inequality as well. The various occupations across the country present spaces for such conversations to take place. I've found plenty of reasons to support the Occupy movement, but does the movement support me? More »

Brown Women Revolt! ("But Shit, Could We Get A Sidebar?")

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EDT

That's one of a few hilarious lines in Racialicious' epic (and sobering) new takedown of Newsweek's recent "women and feminism" package and the defensive posturing after the magazine was called out for overlooking women of color. Check it here: [Racialicious] More »

Girls' Love Stories: Black + White = Heartbreak!

Jacque Nodell — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EDT

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How did romance comics treat interracial dating in the early 70s, just a few years after the landmark decision Loving v. Virginia? After the jump, comics blogger Jacque Nordell delves into the full-color world of 'Black + White = Heartbreak!' More »

Not So Long Goodbyes

Anna Holmes — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Sadly, today is the last day of Latoya's guest-blogging stint. However! We have not seen the last of her on Jez. She will be back - soon! - so wipe your tears and give thanks. She's been awesome. More »

Can Madonna & Mercy Ever Just Be Mother & Child?

Sadie Stein — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EDT

And when it's a rich white mom and an adopted African child, can it ever be that simple? Well, says one mom, yes and no. More »

Is Michelle Obama Being Treated Like A Modern Day Sarah Bartmann?

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Last night, Larry King devoted most of his show to Michelle Obama. Not her accomplishments, her appearance. (Related: She wears shoes!) We asked Racialicious' Latoya Peterson to weigh in on this strange, seemingly widespread obsession.

Using A Woman Of Color As The "Background" In A Photo Shoot: It's Not Okay

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:40:00 EDT

A couple of days ago, a post titled "Background Color" appeared on Racialicious. The jumping-off point is a photograph, by Alex Hoerner, from Nylon magazine (at left), in which Beth Ditto from The Gossip is playing cards with the housekeeper in a motel. And yeah, the housekeeper is a woman of color. The post's author, Mimi, writes: "In the story that coalesces for me, studying this photograph, she has just been forced to play cards with a guest — not because she wants to, but because she could lose her job if she doesn’t. Nor does the game even feel like a break from her domestic labor; this sort of affective labor is no less taxing. In her mind (in the story I imagine about this editorial), she calculates how much longer she’ll have to stay and clean in order to meet her day’s quota." More »

Race Relations: What's So Wrong About A Rich White Woman Interested In "Africa"?

Anna Holmes — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:20:00 EDT

A few weeks ago, Latoya Peterson, editor of the blog Racialicious, emailed me to proffer compliments over the success of the site and talk about Jezebel's coverage of racial issues, which, she explained, she wasn't particularly thrilled with. After a few email exchanges, I called her, and we talked for what seemed like hours. We did the same the following day. And, (if I remember correctly) a few days later. Although I didn't always agree with her assessment of our content and the intentions behind it, I found her and her commentary to be intelligent, charming, sensitive and, of course enlightening... so much so that I decided to recreate part of our conversation over email so that commenters could weigh in. After the jump, Latoya and I discuss reader complaints, accusations of colonialism, coverage of Third World countries, and how to deal with issues of "the patriarchy" abroad without being patronizing. More »