In 1944, the Swedish social scientist Gunnar Myrdal, who would go on to win the Nobel Prize in economics, published a landmark study of the United States titled "An American Dilemma." It was about the condition of blacks in America. He posited that over the course of American history, white prejudice kept...
Clothing retailer Gap has pulled an ad that some critics say delivers a "racist" message. In the ad, a 12-year-old white girl from a youth performance group is leaning her arm on a black 8-year-old fellow troupe member, who also happens to be her adopted sister. Critics said the ad gives a message of "passive...