Open Directory - Society: Issues: Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations: Race and Racism
See also: - Series of New York Times articles based on the premise that race relations are being defined less by political action than by daily experience. Includes archival articles and Web resources list. [Free registration required.] - Tests the reader's ability to identify people by Asian descent in 18 individual photographs. - A perspective on historic Mormon racial attitudes. - Satire by Chelsea and Jonah Peretti describes a fictional white couple and their flubbed attempts to relate to blacks. Includes viewer letters. - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting project to monitor and combat the media's marginalization, misrepresentation and exclusion of people of color in both the news and the newsroom. - A careful examination of racist stereotypes of African-Americans throughout history including research papers and photos of racist objects. - Links and annotated bibliography. - This site contains over two hundred facts on racial issues such as discrimination, income differences, affirmative action, education, slavery, media, politics and violence among other topics. - Includes discussions, articles, links and other resources. - A community of volunteers committed to social development. Includes articles and links. - Compilation of resources on race and human rights for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to be held in South Africa in 2001. - Essay exploring racism. - Considering the intersection between racism and race with American law, and the role of the law in promoting or alleviating racism. - The story of a mixed race daughter and the white mother who gave her up for adoption. Discussion boards, audio of racial issues, and links to search for your family history. - The sites general aim is to support and provide educational material to teach about issues relating to tolerance and intolerance, the Holocaust, Human Rights, diversity and multi-culturalism. - A scholarly examination of the lynching epidemic of the early 20th century and how the press reacted to it. - Brief background and analysis of issues like caste discrimination, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, internally displaced persons and citizenship. - Describing how comedian Jackie Mason refused to allow an American Vietnam veteran to perform an opening act for his show, because the performer happened to be Palestinian. (August 29, 2002) - Researchers suggest that differences in skin color arose to balance the body's use of sunlight and vitamins. (February 01, 2000)
