---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinku Sen, ColorLines.com <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:24 PM Subject: ColorLines Direct | NAACP Moving Forward in a Multiracial Nation To: [email protected]
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BljtN3YdwN%2FoLLeNEA6Znkgl4RCp%2BB4n> [image: ARC]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KfHvbX1Sl8T3wsgdB3f4KUgl4RCp%2BB4n> Subscribe<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UrzxQggYG6FAKJQiUUKfSUgl4RCp%2BB4n> Donate<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zDZpRUNL4YjrLQbc9k%2FImUgl4RCp%2BB4n> Tell A Friend<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hX8C6RIkHSmrm9796Q7O0kgl4RCp%2BB4n> ------------------------------ July 16, 2009 *ColorLines Direct*. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. *What the NAACP Means to Me<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=utZDEtS%2BrtshpogVXQoJ%2FEgl4RCp%2BB4n> ** *<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ToKpw%2Fg%2BeStY5lAUSxzEj0gl4RCp%2BB4n> Rinku Sen, President and Executive Director the Applied Research Center, reflects on the NAACP 100th anniversary in light of her experiences building multiracial organizations and alliances. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jIDOnzxtShTNb6OxHx%2FEeUgl4RCp%2BB4n> [image: colorlines]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=E%2BqdEj%2BAhvozrhLSuYt4h8st6%2BpN8Evl> *Somali Americans Under Media Siege*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ULaqc1bxnUe2pw%2BB1MdmKkgl4RCp%2BB4n> "When you turn on the radio and you turn on the T.V., and there's something bad about the community on, it kind of hurts," said Zainab Hassan, an activist who emigrated from Somalia in the 1980s. Somali Americans in Minneapolis-Saint Paul have heard so much bad news lately that it's become hard to separate fiction from fact. ------------------------------ [image: racewire]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4fIqjlVrdNxsV%2BBN%2BEBcdEgl4RCp%2BB4n> *Is "Tough Love" a Two-Way Street? Obama's Speech in Ghana, What it Said, and What It left Out*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yrhzU582%2BmdYjr9RkvcKtkgl4RCp%2BB4n> Last week President Obama continued his remarkable popularity outside of the country that elected him. He attracted huge crowds on his recent trip to Ghana as he did in Cairo and Berlin during his campaign. But the content of that speech has aroused a spirited debate in the Black community. *Your RaceWire Racial Justice Viewing Guide for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pL2SL55xrI%2FfXNrxZKdcNUgl4RCp%2BB4n> * Anusuya Sivaram presents some racial justice themes to look for in *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*. *100 Years Old, NAACP Debates Its Current Role*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GTTaL49QodDgEUqUHaCQ8kgl4RCp%2BB4n> The Washington Post reflects on the role of the NAACP, as the civil rights organization observes its 100th anniversary this week. NAACP President Benjamin Jealous remarks on the organization's move towards more deeply representing all communities of color. Applied Research Center President and Executive Director Rinku Sen is featured in the story, commending the NAACP for furthering broadening its mandate. *A Deeper Dive*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VnMlQjZWsrIvvFymwoZg6kgl4RCp%2BB4n> We've all heard about the incident at the Philly pool. Adrienne Maree Brown points out that "the incident is a classic whites-only racism incident, and it's reminded me that as responsible racial justice thinkers we must always look at incidental racism as tips of icebergs." * **Beat It<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0V7U6QI6aJHb%2FSKym%2F8pNkgl4RCp%2BB4n> - Mariachi Style<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Catb0eZnO7JJ1mpRx3MSn8st6%2BpN8Evl> * <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QVXcQck5bVXKFFxDTkefDUgl4RCp%2BB4n>The ultimate Michael Jackson tribute, from the Mexicanos in Birmingham, Alabama. * *<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mtvx2GPsEcb5U12E8M82x0gl4RCp%2BB4n> "Reverse Racism": Word Distracts from the Big White Elephant of Systemic Racism<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KkLOCeq9QTLOmcNCfcr5%2B0gl4RCp%2BB4n> ARC's Terry Keleher digs into the term and explains that 'reverse racism' is nothing more than a way for those in power to change the subject away from *systemic racism*, a system that puts people of color at a disadvantage from birth until death. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BW2NGSV9XjQ0Xgifxp7qFEgl4RCp%2BB4n> ------------------------------ * * [image: rss-icon16.jpg] Subscribe to the RSS feed <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6a7Hv2IxrWoxj8L%2FRVi2pkgl4RCp%2BB4n> [image: Twitter-16x16.png] Follow us on Twitter<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yjDQWnshA4rib4akpgD%2B40gl4RCp%2BB4n> [image: cellPhoneIcon.png] RaceWire Mobile - m.racewire.org<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sKgnJv34%2Fq4rHtn8qfO64Ugl4RCp%2BB4n> [image: facebook] Become a fan on Facebook<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pL2SL55xrI%2B1yfBRMWDAyEgl4RCp%2BB4n> ColorLines Direct is the weekly news update of the Applied Research Center (ARC) sent to subscribers, supporters and participants in ARC's activities. 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