by Kira Banks | Oct 25, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
Pssst…… Refusing to acknowledge differences won’t make them go away. Over the past few weeks, we have been inundated with stories of bullied and shamed young people taking their own lives due to the hostile environment of socially sanctioned hate....
by Kira Banks | Sep 21, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
A string of recent news stories have been fodder for those who cannot tolerate ambiguity in relation to race. Often in our country people are criticized for being too sensitive about the topic and making something out of nothing. Yet those ambiguous events matter, and...
by Kira Banks | Sep 17, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
Awareness of issues often goes in waves, and over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a resurgence of “Teabonics” postings on Facebook. I was initially struck by the coined phrase, and wondered how it came to be. It seems to have originated with the Flickr...
by Kira Banks | Aug 31, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
We’ve all heard about the controversy of Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally, which took place on the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech.” The analysis has largely been stuck on the question of whether...
by Kira Banks | Aug 13, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
There have been a number of reports following the outrageous call on Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s show. Much of the discussion has centered on her use of the n-word. She has since apologized for saying it. In my opinion, it is her rhetoric, more so than her language...
by Kira Banks | Jul 19, 2010 | Opinion Pieces
The contrast between the vigils held for LeBron James and for Oscar Grant was compelling and brings new meaning to the phrase “hoop dreams.” The phrase was made popular by a documentary following two African-American males who dreamed of making it as...
