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Racial Issues

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Comment of the Day: UT's Trayvon Martin Cartoon

    We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Come Back, Africa

    We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involving wit ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Long Riders

    Black cowboys didn't get to the big show in Houston by the most direct route, but they made it all the same.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Presented (Almost) Without Comment: Brigham Young University and Blackface

    How do students at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah celebrate Black History Month? Well, mostly they don't. Obviously. There are roughly 176 African-American students out of the 30,000 kids at Mitt Romney's alma mater. (Surprisingly, one of those black students actually made it into the video ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Top 10 Films to Celebrate Black History Month

    In 1926 historian Carter G. Wilson began what was known as Negro History Week in an effort to make the African American story more prevalent in our culture's consciousnesses. The week evolved into an entire month-long celebration and promotion of African American history, which we recognize this mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    How Much Has Hip-Hop Affected Race Relations?

    Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​This Week's Panel: Kyle Hubbard, Mic Skills, Snoopy, Kiotti, Chingo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Have A KKK Memorial Day

    Come one, come (not really) all​If your white-power group is having trouble finding cool Memorial Day rallies where you can wave the stars 'n stripes 'n swastikas, then we suggest you check out reputable racist-friendly website Stormfront.org for cool holiday ideas. We especially recommend tha ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2011

    Das Racist

    Come one, come (not really) all​If your white-power group is having trouble finding cool Memorial Day rallies where you can wave the stars 'n stripes 'n swastikas, then we suggest you check out reputable racist-friendly website Stormfront.org for cool holiday ideas. We especially recommend tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Medical Alert: Alcohol Is Turning Our Celebrities into Anti-Semites

    How drunk celebrities see the world​Time was, a celebrity with negative opinions about "ze Jews" could opine about the threat they posed to Western culture until he/she was blue in the face, and many did (Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh, to name a couple). Then World War II and the Holocaust ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Robert Wade Prince: A-Hole Passenger Gets Six Months

    Robert Prince: A raft of bad ideas nets him six months​A year ago we told you about Robert Wade Butler, an Alabama man arrested at Bush Intercontinental after getting drunk and disorderly on a Continental flight home from Amsterdam. Prince not only hassled female flight attendants and passeng ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Hudson Lounge Comes Under Fire For Supposed Racist Practices

    The Hudson Lounge: Racist or not?​Last Wednesday, the Houston Press Twitter page was inundated with quick terse statements from our followers calling out the chic Hudson Lounge in Rice Village for being overtly racist after a party of African-American revelers was shut down early the night be ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Russell Pearce and Other Illegal-Immigration Populists Rely on Misleading, Right-Wing Reports to Scapegoat Immigrants and Terrify Penny-Pinched Americans.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Rock Stars' Troublesome Family and Friends

    ​Wednesday, the NAACP released an extensive, in-depth study of the main six groups which provide the lion's share of support for the infamous Tea Party movement, and the results of their study are not encouraging. It chronicles a great deal of cross-pollination between Tea Party and white supr ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 17, 2010

    Minutemen and the douche fixation

    ​Wednesday, the NAACP released an extensive, in-depth study of the main six groups which provide the lion's share of support for the infamous Tea Party movement, and the results of their study are not encouraging. It chronicles a great deal of cross-pollination between Tea Party and white supr ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes Arizona policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer.

    ​Wednesday, the NAACP released an extensive, in-depth study of the main six groups which provide the lion's share of support for the infamous Tea Party movement, and the results of their study are not encouraging. It chronicles a great deal of cross-pollination between Tea Party and white supr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    New DVDs This Week: Good Hair by Chris Rock

    This is bad hair: that ratty, tatty, tangle of hair that has been relaxed, greased and flattened to within an inch of its life sitting atop the heads of lots of African American women (and some men). Since it won't do anything even slightly Vanessa Williams-like (no bouncing curls or windswept ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    The Quanell X Factor

    This is bad hair: that ratty, tatty, tangle of hair that has been relaxed, greased and flattened to within an inch of its life sitting atop the heads of lots of African American women (and some men). Since it won't do anything even slightly Vanessa Williams-like (no bouncing curls or windswept ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Kwanzaa WonderWeek

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008
  • Calendar

    November 22, 2007

    Aries Spears

    Comedian Aries Spears pokes fun at race relations

  • Culture

    July 5, 2007

    Mexican-American Culture

    Are Mexicans racist?

  • Culture

    April 20, 2006

    Black Like Who?

    David Levinthal records racist kitsch at the Menil

  • News

    July 1, 2004

    Guest Column: HISD's Ethnic Gap

    Stats show how district policies help whites with educational opportunities

  • News

    June 17, 2004

    Strings Attached

    Will Linden move on to become a music mecca or fall beneath the weight of a racist past?

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2004

    Raw Deal

    Disaster is in the cards for two brothers named Lincoln and Booth

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    A Closer Look at Dillard's

    Disaster is in the cards for two brothers named Lincoln and Booth

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    First and Foremost

    After 21 years of arguing, Conroe still can't come up with an MLK tribute

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Let's Pick On Orlando!

    Early mayoral forums hint at the strategies to come

  • Dining

    May 1, 2003

    Barbecue in Black and White

    Carving the racism out of Texas barbecue mythology

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Mayoral White Knight

    A candidate plays a subtle race card

  • Culture

    December 19, 2002

    Humanity's Hero

    Jacob Lawrence made good art, in every sense of the word

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    Midsummer Night's Political Dreams

    Mirth and anger follow Berry's decision to run for mayor

  • Dining

    May 30, 2002

    Okra Worship

    Pearl's serves up real food for the soul; Fusion Café brings a little soul to Rice Village

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    No Fear

    The Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera redeems Skynyrd and the South

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Race Cars

    If you're black or brown, driving a nice car will get you noticed by police in Houston

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    The Art of Raising Hell

    How Rick Lowe fought the power, led the people and came to despair of the younger generation

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    The Librarian Who Wouldn't Be Quiet

    How Rick Lowe fought the power, led the people and came to despair of the younger generation

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    The Insider

    How Rick Lowe fought the power, led the people and came to despair of the younger generation

  • Film

    August 13, 1998

    In the Groove

    Shallow feels swell in McMillan-inspired Stella

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Johnson Treatment

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Insider

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • News

    July 10, 1997

    Letters

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • Film

    February 6, 1997

    The Man Behind Andy

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Go Her Own Way

    Me'Shell Ndegeocello can't find a niche -- not that she really wants one

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    In Denial

    As HIV spreads among blacks and Hispanics, agencies that serve those communities say they're being shortchanged

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Pale Justice

    In a '50s rerun, all-white grand juries return to Harris County

  • News

    June 8, 1995
  • News

    January 5, 1995

    The Children's Crusade

    The Reverend John Bowie is trying to unite Houston's black churches into a single purpose to take care of their own

  • Culture

    February 10, 1994

    Lost African-American History

    The Reverend John Bowie is trying to unite Houston's black churches into a single purpose to take care of their own

  • Calendar

    February 10, 1994

    Press Picks

    The Reverend John Bowie is trying to unite Houston's black churches into a single purpose to take care of their own

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