http://www.mixx.com Mixx of items from the race collection en-us During the campaign season, did you happen to notice how some people seemed disturbed by how Barack Obama kept referring to himself as black? I know I did. Such talk was popping up all over the place, especially in blogs and personal websites..... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2957628/finding_fault_with_obama_s_blackness thingy_2957628 SaudaVoice http://www.thesaudavoice.com/the_sauda_voice/2008/11/finding-fault-with-obamas-blackness.html THANKSGIVING is probably the most popular and earliest-given justification for invasion, murder, imperialism, occupation, and othering that we know of in this country. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:04:36 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2915638/stolen_not_given_the_unapologetic_mexican thingy_2915638 readheadgirl http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theunapologeticmexican/~3/466418463/ On the 150th anniversary of the YWCA, the organization which has been a champion of civil rights for decades published a compelling survey yesterday titled: "What Women Want." Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:32:22 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2905498/women_s_rights_change_org_gen_y_women_civil_rights_racial_justice_a_top_priority thingy_2905498 humanfolly http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/gen_y_women_civil_rights_amp_racial_justice_a_top_priority After a shocking online suicide, an expert says that fear of being stigmatized keeps young black men from getting the mental health help they need. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:29:54 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2903543/black_men_and_suicide_the_stigma_of_seeking_help_newsweek_health_newsweek_com thingy_2903543 katharinec http://www.newsweek.com/id/170781?from=rss Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Michigan. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:55:06 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2896041/race_guides_neighborhood_evaluation_study_says thingy_2896041 katharinec http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/uoia-rgn112008.php People are different, both physically and mentally, but genetically everyone is very similar. That's been the thought of scientists for decades now. But with population research becoming more and more common, the University of Alberta's Tim Caulfield is c Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:38:34 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2842551/could_genetic_research_awaken_racist_attitudes thingy_2842551 katharinec http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/uoa-cgr111708.php African-American patients with acute myocardial infarction and previously treated depression that persists at their MI hospitalization have an increased risk of post-MI death, according to new research. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:44:40 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2842589/african_americans_with_depression_and_heart_attack_have_greater_risk_of_death thingy_2842589 katharinec http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081112160844.htm Non-white medical students are more likely to embrace orthodox medicine and reject therapies traditionally associated with their cultures. That is one finding from an international study that measures the attitudes of medical students toward complementary Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:37:16 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2842517/non_white_med_students_reject_therapies_associated_with_their_culture thingy_2842517 katharinec http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/gumc-nms111708.php Facts behind the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:09:04 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2840303/jingle_bells_was_inspired_by_a_drag_race thingy_2840303 magnumopus http://www.socyberty.com/History/Jingle-Bells-Was-Inspired-by-a-Drag-Race.350523 In 1972, segregation in Minneapolis schools was so grave a federal judge ordered the city to begin busing students to achieve racial balance. Thirty-six years and several attempted reforms later, Twin Cities-area schools are more segregated than ever. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:42:25 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2814684/twin_cities_area_schools_more_segregated_than_ever thingy_2814684 kronnan http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/11/17/4549/twin_cities-area_schools_more_segregated_than_ever