ATR Premium 4 – Jae Ran Kim – Preview

Why does it cost less to adopt a black or biracial child than a white child? What kinds of racial inequities exist in the child welfare system? How has adoption historically been used as a tool of oppression? Jae Ran Kim is contributor to Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption.
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ATR 93 – race and sex

Warning: This episode contains adult content, explicit language, and frank discussions of sexual acts.
Why aren’t there more people of color giving sex-positive sex advice? How have stereotypes about hyper-sexualized non-white people caused a puritanical backlash to sexuality? How do race and sex collide on the dance floor? Why have sexuality and spirituality been decoupled in [...]

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ATR Premium 3 – Terrie M. Williams – Preview

What are the impacts of racism on mental health? Why is the stereotype of the “strong black woman” so damaging? Why do some African-Americans distrust the medical establishment? Terrie M. Williams answers these questions and more in this episode of Addicted to Race Premium.
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ATR 92 – black Chinese in South Africa, racism in fashion, Obama talks white

Why have Chinese been reclassified as “black” in South Africa? Is the fashion industry racist? Is Ralph Nader right when he says that Obama “talks white?”
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Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, writer and activist. He blogs at The Huffington post and as Jack Turner for Jack & Jill [...]

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