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News - 1 Giugno

America Burns? Long Live America, Its Cyclical History Remains in Motion

Shattered windows and stores looted even in New York? These acts of violence of a small group of people certainly don’t represent the entire protest movement, but we prefer to reserve most of our anger and outrage for George Floyd’s final words, “I can’t breathe, Mama help me!”: it is the echo of his final words that should make us nervous, not the sounds of shattered windows.

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English - 14 Febbraio

Are Racists Born or Raised? If You’re a Racist Don’t Blame It on Your DNA

Even if science tells us that we are hard-wired to one extent or another to mark differences and to judge those we meet, don’t blame your DNA if you’re a racist. Human beings are not slaves to their biological impulses, in the chain of life they are distinguished by their ability to reason and to control their behavior.

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News - 17 Ottobre 2019

He Didn’t Do Anything Wrong! Cuomo, Linguistic Sensitivity and the N-word

It is not an exaggeration to suggest that one of the linguistic tyrannies prevailing today in this age of political correctness, tolerance and multiculturalism, is the use and abuse of the N-word. The word has penetrated every aspect of public discourse and has taken a prominent place in American popular culture. Is it ever appropriate to use it in any circumstances?

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Politica - 16 Luglio 2019

Passa al Congresso mozione sul razzismo di Trump, democratici compatti, nel Gop quasi

Rispondendo alla domanda di un cronista che chiedeva al presidente dove voleva che le quattro parlamentari andassero dopo che lui in uno dei suoi tweet le aveva invitate a tornare nei loro Paesi, visto che tre di loro sono nate negli Stati Uniti e la quarta è naturalizzata americana, ha ribadito quanto affermato ieri: "Se non sono contente di stare qui, possono andarsene. Queste sono persone che odiano l'America e amano i nostri nemici”.

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People - 4 Maggio 2019

“Are Italian-Americans Racist?”: An Alternative View

The word “racist” has lost all meaning and power in the last decade; the word is thrown around so frivolously as to devalue it completely; if everything is racist then nothing is. And what is the benefit of even asking the question?

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People - 24 Aprile 2019

Are Italian-Americans Racist? Let’s Talk About It

* The names of the people interviewed for this article have been changed for reason of privacy and to protect their identity.

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News - 13 Aprile 2019

New Orleans Lynching of 11 Italians, Dark History and Knee-jerk Bigotry

It has become fashionable to apologize for historical misdeeds… But frequently such gestures manage to obfuscate history rather than to clarify it. This infamous lynching has suffered such a fate. It is an understatement to say that the events that led up to it have been grossly oversimplified.

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News - 31 Luglio 2018

On Daisy Osakue and Racism in Italy: Who Will Be Next?

Italy, like the US, is going through a dark period where racism and anti-migrant sentiments have become a political tool for which those in power use carelessly to further their agendas. My friends in the United States wonder if the new Italian government is taking notes from ours - implementing a rhetoric bathed in division. I cannot speak for Italians. I cannot speak for Osakue. I can only speak for myself.

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News - 22 Agosto 2017

Charlottesville, Where I Tasted Freedom for the First Time

When Charlottesville and my Alma Mater were desecrated by a demonstration of neo-Nazi terrorists, white supremacists, and Ku Klux Klan members, it was as if all the contradictions of this historically emblematic place had suddenly resurfaced once again.

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News - 21 Agosto 2017

“…And There Was No One Left to Speak for Me”

Since Charlottesville, there has been an inordinate amount of talking heads debating the issue. Indeed I have been especially intrigued by those who continue to support Trump and his comments, many of them engaging in all sorts of rhetorical somersaults in order not to condemn explicitly neither the violence of the white supremacist nor the lacking comments of President Trump.

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