Rachel Dolezal and the Problem of Colorism

Like many people, I've been fascinated (in horror) watching the Rachel Dolezal "passing" story unfold. I'm not going to rehash the various layers of how what she did was so very wrong or why "transracial," as it has been used with respect to this story, is not a thing and should not be compared to … Continue reading Rachel Dolezal and the Problem of Colorism

Don Lemon and the False-Causation Problem

As you may have already heard, CNN newsman Don Lemon caused quite an uproar in the black community this week when he went on the air to say that he not only agreed with Bill O'Reilly's racist, repugnant views on what's wrong, he thinks Papa Bear O'Reilly didn't go far enough. Saywhatnow? There are so … Continue reading Don Lemon and the False-Causation Problem