by Kira Banks | Jul 11, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
The recent controversy regarding the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s comments directed at Sen. Barack Obama along with the larger commentary drive home the complexities of the various levels of racism . If we fail to recognize these complexities, we miss the real issue at...
by Kira Banks | Jun 30, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
Talk of “race,” “racism,” people being “racist,” and the rise in hate groups makes me think we need to step back and make sure we’re on the same page with what we mean when we use these terms. Read the full article on...
by Kira Banks | Jun 16, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
What does it all mean? Landmark after landmark. Contradiction after contradiction. What does it mean when in the past weeks we have seen a biracial man clinch the Democratic nomination and a town in Mississippi host its FIRST integrated prom? Read the full article on...
by Kira Banks | Jun 2, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
To take account of race or to not take account of race, that is the question — or at least it is in transracial adoption. Read the full article on stlbeacon.org
by Kira Banks | May 19, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
Sen. Barack Obama is a bi-racial man running for president. Most people label him as African-American. Any way you slice it, some people do not support him solely because of his race. There, I said it. Read the full article on stlbeacon.org
