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What does an Obama presidency mean for the future of race in America? Has something fundamentally shifted in our society? What new challenges lie ahead? Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Guest co-host Kai Chang is a technology entrepreneur and independent blogger living and working in New York City and southwestern Connecticut. Kai was [...]

How successful was Obama’s 30-minute infomercial? What did we make of Colin Powell’s endorsement? As progressives, how do we balance idealism vs. pragmatism? In other words, why vote for Obama instead of the Green Party ticket? Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Guest co-host Mat Johnson was born to an Irish American father and [...]

Is hip hop resistance music from people of color or just party music? In what way have corporate interests packaged and marketed different types of artists to different racial demographics? How has hip hop shaped America’s views on race? Jeff Chang is author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation. Got feedback [...]

Why do media polls such as Gallup provide such a distorted view of public opinion? Why should we take these polls with a heavy grain of salt, particularly as they pertain to race? Will the much-talked-about Bradley Effect really play a role for Obama in this election? Carmen interview David W. Moore, author of The [...]

Was Gwen Ifill a biased moderator because of her book on Obama and other young black politicians? How did Palin and Biden perform during the debates? Why hasn’t the mainstream media covered the recent chemical attack on a Dayton, Ohio mosque during Ramadan? And finally, does anyone still care about OJ Simpson? Got feedback for [...]

What does it mean to be a sellout and betray your race? Who gets to decide what are the best interests of a community, and by extension, who is working against those best interests? And perhaps most importantly, why is the name Clarence Thomas practically a synonym for sellout? Randall Kennedy is author of [...]

Does the new AP/Yahoo poll on race actually tell us anything we didn’t already know? Does Sarah Palin really represent “a brand new style of muscular American feminism?” What’s the difference between a black conservative crossing party lines to vote for Obama and a white female liberal crossing party lines to vote for Palin? Got [...]

What is unearned privilege, and why are people so reluctant to admit that they have it? How can we use our privilege to do good? What does the existence of systems of power and privilege say about the United States’ focus on meritocracy? Peggy McIntosh is Associate Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and [...]

Australian documentary filmmaker John Safran shares his experiences exploring race and religion in America. What are the theological underpinnings of the Ku Klux Klan? Why did an exorcist single out African-American members of his audience to help expel demons? We also discuss similarities and differences between race in America and race in Australia. Got feedback for [...]

Why do people of color still face a cement ceiling in corporate America? Why is not enough to work hard and have the right degrees? How can professionals of color overcome racial discrimination in the workplace? Keith R. Wyche is author of Good Is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals. Got feedback for [...]

Why don’t black children garner the same kind of media attention white children do when they go missing? What does it say about how your racedetermines the value of your life? Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. A freelance writer and blogger with strong opinions, Latoya Peterson writes about the intersections of race and [...]

Why is black hair so political? How have African-American hair styles impacted American popular culture? What economic impact has black hair had on our history and society? Lori L. Tharps is co-author of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America. Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Since this is the public [...]

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. Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 [...]

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 [...]

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. Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Since this is the [...]

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?” Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, writer and activist. He blogs at The Huffington post and as Jack Turner for Jack & Jill [...]

If racism benefits whites, why should white people try to change the system? Is it possible for white people to work against racism without spiraling into self-hatred? Why is racism particularly harmful to working-class whites? Anti-racism activist Tim Wise answers these questions and more in this episode of Addicted to Race Premium. Got feedback for us? [...]

Do feminists who address race and racism run the risk of diluting feminism? What is it about Michelle Obama that many Americans find so threatening? Will white people be able to overcome their fear of racial retribution from a black president? Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Note from Carmen: There are some lag [...]

Dr. Graves explains why race is a social construct and not a biological reality, and debunks some common myths about biology and race. For example, are Kenyans biologically predisposed to winning marathons? And do Asian men really have the smallest penises? Got feedback for us? Call 917-720-6348 or email info@addictedtorace.com. Addicted to Race Premium is the premium [...]

Can passing for white ever be a heroic act? What does the Indiana Jones franchise say about our ideas of primitive savages and white supremacy? Should Hillary Clinton’s loss be interpreted as a loss for gender equality? And perhaps most importantly, will Mat be able to defeat the gargantuan cockroaches of Texas? Got feedback for us? [...]

What does the graphic nature of the Myanmar disaster coverage say about the value of yellow, brown and black lives? Why have we sanitized the memory of Martin Luther King to the point where we are shocked by a statue depicting him with his arms crossed? And lastly, does hip hop help or harm social [...]

Update: I’m listening to it now and it seems like there’s a bit of lagging/shifting going where it sounds like I’m constantly cutting Jenn off mid-sentence. Sorry folks, that’s just Skype acting up. We’re ba-ack! The hiatus lasted a little longer than I thought it would, but Addicted to Race is here again. We’ve got some [...]

This is not so much a new episode as a special announcement that Addicted to Race is going on hiatus for awhile. We’ve been “on the air” pretty much continuously for about two and a half years. Don’t worry, this is not the end of the show! I definitely plan on coming back to it next [...]

Carmen and Lauren Williams discuss the dichotomy in television representations of people of color, and how gossip blogs and magazines treat celebrities of color differently than white celebrities. This episode features the song “They Call Me Mr. Tibbs” by Cinematic, courtesy of Spectre Entertainment. Lauren is the editor of Stereohyped, a black current events, gossip, and [...]