In 1952, the great African American writer Ralph Ellison published Invisible Man, coining a phrase that became ensconced in the national lexicon. Essentially, Ellison’s eloquent wordage symbolizes how American society views African American men, indeed all black Americans: as marginal figures, almost “…
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Month: February 2019
The Deeper Hurt
The current blackface issue in Virginia politics has veered into Italian territory with the news that Gucci and Prada have dabbled in the black arts. Gucci sells a black turtleneck sweater that can cover half your face leaving an opening in the form of big…
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An Accursed Race
The other day, a doctor on Long Island was charged with kissing his patient on the mouth and rubbing her thigh and stomach. The judge dismissed the case for lack of corroboration but the police reported that the doctor told them “he is Italian, hugs…
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