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Are we sending the wrong messages with commercial depictions of interracial families?

© Getty Images It is difficult to avoid the proliferation of TV commercials that feature white men at the head of Black families. The commercials, of course, are intended to sell products that range from cars to insurance to snack foods. Still, the depiction of scenes of intimacy that center white men in Black life can trigger painful memories of historical experience. Such commercials can become instruments for destructive role modeling in the Black mind. They can codify a new symbol of white male dominance under the pretense of diversity especially when the reality of interracial marriage is that Black men and white women far outnumber the scenes promoted in the commercials.

The Darker Side of Genealogy - Everything2 com

The Darker Side of Genealogy Mon Feb 13 2017 at 3:07:16 In early 2016 there was an advertisement for a genealogy website on American television which showed two nice-looking young black twins sitting in a room talking about genealogy. One of them says “I wish I could get into a time machine and just go back 100 years or 200 years and just meet these people.” I know I am not alone in thinking traveling to the past in America is really not a good idea for a black man or woman. Many people take up the hobby of genealogy to learn who they are or where they came from. Reading the source documents of their ancestors lives, such as census records, wills, obituaries, pension claims, etc. often provides the genealogist with a sense of their relatives daily life and can evoke empathetic feelings in the researcher. However, sometimes the emotions can be a bit more equivocal.

Black History Month: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism

Join / Sign In CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Black History Month: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism To celebrate the annual observance, and in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice. Feb. 3, 2021 10:55 a.m. PT Books for Black History Month on display at the Elmont Memorial Library in Elmont, New York. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Each February brings Black History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of African-Americans, and their central role in shaping American society and history. It s also an opportunity to recommit to better understanding and combatting systemic racism and oppression.

The Darker Side of Genealogy (essay) by fool4luv

Mon Feb 13 2017 at 3:07:16 In early 2016 there was an advertisement for a genealogy website on American television which showed two nice-looking young black twins sitting in a room talking about genealogy. One of them says “I wish I could get into a time machine and just go back 100 years or 200 years and just meet these people.” I know I am not alone in thinking traveling to the past in America is really not a good idea for a black man or woman. Many people take up the hobby of genealogy to learn who they are or where they came from. Reading the source documents of their ancestors lives, such as census records, wills, obituaries, pension claims, etc. often provides the genealogist with a sense of their relatives daily life and can evoke empathetic feelings in the researcher. However, sometimes the emotions can be a bit more equivocal.

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