The fastest way stereotypes propagate is through media. Books, TV, radio, internet, and, of course, films. If in every single Hollywood movie, black people are portrayed as gang members, thieves, and murderers, there is a high chance this image will get stuck in our minds. Famous people, [...]

continue reading.....

Perhaps many of you that read this blog from outside the US don’t know that February in America is “black history month”. The idea behind it is to remember African American people who had made important contributions to the history of this country. Whether you agree or not with the notion of creating a special [...]

continue reading.....

A couple of Christmas ago, I commented about the tradition of the Three Wise Men in Spain and in many countries of Latin America. One of the ways of celebrating these festivities is through a parade, where there is always a man representing the black wise man Balthazar, usually a white man in blackface. I [...]

continue reading.....

It seems that lately I keep encountering racist people, and I wonder if I’ve become more aware of racism or if I’m overreacting. ”Oh, you see racism everywhere!” they tell me sometimes, but the truth is that THERE IS racism everywhere! Most of it is subtle, or pretends to pass for [...]

continue reading.....