Medcalf: Antiracism book club explores caste in America May 15, 2021 3:41pm Text size Copy shortlink:
In Chris Rock s 2008 comedy special, Kill the Messenger, he discusses the limited diversity in his affluent neighborhood in Alpine, N.J. At the time, the high-profile actor and comedian lived near a handful of Black celebrities including Jay-Z and Eddie Murphy who had also achieved great success in their careers. But Rock s punchline highlighted a condition that money and status could not erase. Do you know what the white man that lives next door to me does for a living? Rock asks. He s a . dentist.
While Rock offered this example with a humorous tone, the statistical rarity of his rise, the weight of inequity and the limitations of ascribing our challenges according to race and class are detailed in Isabel Wilkerson s illuminating book Caste, the first book for the Mary Ann Key Book Club, a partnership w
In Chris Rock's 2008 comedy special, "Kill the Messenger," he discusses the limited diversity in his affluent neighborhood in Alpine, N.J. At the time, the high-profile actor and comedian lived near a handful of Black celebrities including Jay-Z and Eddie Murphy who had also achieved great success in their careers. But Rock's punchline highlighted a condition that money and status could .
In-Depth: Governor Gavin Newsom seeks ban on new fracking by 2024
Local political, environmental leaders speak out
23ABC takes an in-depth look at Governor Gavin Newsom s move to ban fracking by 2024 and how it will impact the county.
By: Anthony Wright, 23ABC
and last updated 2021-05-05 17:41:16-04
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) â On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major change in the fracking and oil industry in California. The governor issued an order phasing out new fracking in the state by 2024, while also pushing to end all in-state oil production by 2045.
Newsom said he will use his executive authority to take on the stateâs powerful oil and gas industry during a year he will also likely face a recall election.
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