Born the white-looking bastard son of a dark-skinned Virginia woman in the segregated ‘50s, I easily identify with Fredi Washington’s “Peola,” a light-skinned lass passing for white, in the 1934 film classic “Imitation of Life.” “White passing” is a loathsome, offensive phrase. No one is responsible for the physical cues that others take from one’s…
I will not be using the name of the New Zealand shooter. Nor will I be providing links to the video of the terrorist attack or to the manifesto itself. The manifesto written by the New Zealand shooter was a long-winded Bond Villain style plan reveal. It was a difficult read in a number of…
Areva Martin, a political analyst for CNN, may have just given a whole new definition to the phrase “color-blind.” Martin went on David Webb’s Sirius XM and Fox Nation radio show on Tuesday to debate him on the topic of race and job qualifications. Webb was adamant about his position that when it comes to determining…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A display in a University of Minnesota residence hall provides an 11-point “checklist” to help students identify their “white privilege,” Campus Reform reports. The “White Privilege Checklist,” found hanging in Mark G. Yudof Hall and photographed by a current student, features 11 statements that ostensibly apply exclusively to white…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Lawrence University will host a speaker who wants to abolish the meat, dairy, veal, poultry, egg, fur, and leather industries to discuss “white fragility,” food justice and intersectionality. Dr. Amie Breeze Harper, the vice presidential candidate for the Humane Party for the 2016 election, will give a…
Considering My Options for POTUS as a Female Millennial By Avens O’Brien Election Day is tomorrow and I’ll be heading to my polling place to vote on ballot issues and candidates for local, state and federal offices. As a libertarian I tend to be a bit split on the issue of voting to begin with:…
by Blake Neff A recent graduate of Columbia University wrote an account claiming he was reported to the school’s Gender-Based Misconduct Office for calling himself “handsome” in a Chinese language class. Benjamin Sweetwood says he kept his “dark and shameful secret” under wraps for two years, until he could safely reveal it following his 2016 graduation….
Candace Payne, better known as Chewbacca Mom, is the internet sensation that went viral last month, who had the whole world laughing as she donned her new toy mask, exploded with pure, raw, and refreshingly joyful laughter for the camera. Since then she has accumulated over half a million dollars in gifts, most notably full…
By Blake Neff The United Church of Christ (UCC), a major mainline Protestant denomination, published a Facebook post telling all whites that they are racist against non-whites, no matter what they do. An infographic posted to the church’s Facebook page over the weekend gives white people a series of 10 tips on how to cope with their…
A professor is Baltimore wants all white people to know they cannot truly be allies of black Americans or advocate for black rights. Basically, the only real way to be an ally to black people is for white people to give their money to them– after all, white people didn’t earn it. From Louder With…