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To: jclind2 at msn.comFrom: update at newdemographic.comDate: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:00:25 -0500Subject: [Newsletter] Bloggers of color: a force to be reckoned with






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Monthly Newsletter from New Demographic Dear John, 
Here's what you'll find in this month's newsletter:

See me speak in Boston next week! more
Bloggers of color are a force to be reckoned with more
Noose incidents continue to sweep the country more 

See me speak in Boston next week!
If you're in the Boston area, check out these two upcoming conferences at which I'll be speaking. Registration for both are open to the public. (Red socks, get it? Har har har.)
The first happens this Thursday, December 6th, and it's The Partnership's 2007 Annual Winter Conference, which focuses on diversity in the workplace. 
 
I'll be presenting a workshop titled "All Mixed Up? Myths and Realities About Multiracial Professionals." Watch the teaser video I made to get a sense of the myths I'll be breaking down in this workshop.
 
The other conference is Women, Action & the Media (WAM!) which takes place on March 29th. It's all about sharing facts and ideas, developing skills, building collaborations, and creating action plans to amplify progressive women's public voices in society.
 
Racialicious special correspondents Latoya Peterson, Wendi Muse, and I will be presenting a discusssion titled "Can Blogging Help End Racism?" I know Latoya and Wendi have a lot of fans out there, so mark your calendars now if you'd like to meet them in person! :)
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Bloggers of color are a force to be reckoned with
Speaking of Boston, The Boston Globe recently published an article about the increasing influence of bloggers of color. One of the blogs highlighted in the story was Racialicious, New Demographic's blog about race and pop culture:

The New York City-based creator of Racialicious, Carmen Van Kerckhove, launched the blog in 2004 as Mixed Media Watch. Her goal, as a biracial woman of Belgian and Chinese decent, was to spotlight how the media portrays mixed-race people and interracial couples. Last year Van Kerkhove relaunched Mixed Media Watch as Racialicious, because of her readers' strong responses to posts analyzing race and pop culture. Now in addition to posts about racism in the video game industry or recent examples of the use of the noose for racial intimidation, Racialicious includes items analyzing TV shows such as "Prison Break" and "Heroes."
 
Pop culture, says Van Kerckhove, 29, "really is instrumental in shaping our view of race. It helps introduce us to and helps confirm a lot of racial stereotypes. As TV shows and movies have become more diverse in terms of the race and ethnicity of the characters and actors, I think it becomes necessary to analyze that and not to uncritically celebrate the fact that there is more diversity on TV."
Read the full article here.
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Noose incidents continue to sweep the country
Incidents of racial intimidation involving nooses have not slowed down, unfortunately. In this Miami Herald article (launches PDF), I discuss the horrific history of lynchings, explaining that they were once celebratory events for the community referred to as "picnics":

Between 1882 and 1968, there were a documented 4,743 lynchings in the United States. Most of the victims were black men.
"There are people who don't understand the history and enormity of the role lynchings playing in this country," says Carmen Van Kerckhove, who runs New Demographic, an anti-racism training company. "What's most shocking is when you learn lynchings were treated as celebratory. The entire community would come out and make a day of it. They would sometimes refer to them as picnics and bring food."
She added: "In photos, you see these charred bodies hanging from a tree, and there was a crowd, including children, smiling."
Read the full article here (will launch PDF)
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That's it for this month!
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Until next time,
Carmen Van Kerckhove Co-Founder and PresidentNew Demographiccarmen at newdemographic.comwww.newdemographic.com
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Race in the WorkplaceOur blog that explores how race and racism influence our working lives.

Anti-Racist ParentOur blog for parents who are committed to raising children with an anti-racist outlook.
 

Keynote and Seminar Topics 

Beyond Diversity Buzzwords and Oppression Olympics:A New Framework for Discussing Race and Racism
"Diversity Training Sucks": How to Overcome Apathy and Skepticism to Your Diversity Initiatives
Not Just Fetishists and Race Traitors: Challenging the Ways We Look At Interracial Relationships
Racialicious! When Race and Pop Culture Collide
Recognizing Racial Stereotypes and Their Impact on the Workplace
Cute But Confused: Myths and Realities of Mixed Race Identity
Geishas and Math Nerds: Challenging Stereotypes about Asian-Americans and Understanding Their Origins
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