Tag Archives: racism

Trayvon Was an Invisible Man

By Robin Bates | Published: July 15, 2013

The racial profiling at the heart of the Trayvon Martin killing is captured nowhere better than in Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man.”

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2013

Important though it was, “To Kill a Mockingbird” was also a white liberal fantasy.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 4, 2012

Obama has had to to resist black male anger such as that described in Eliison’s “Invisible Man.”

By Robin Bates | Published: August 28, 2012

Ellison’s “Invisible Man” helps us understand Obama’s and America’s, intricate dance with race issues.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 5, 2012

Faulkner’s “Absolon, Absolon” is a continuing resource for countering the madness of racism.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 2, 2012

Murakami says that the worst thing about bigots is that they are hollow men devoid of imagination.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 15, 2012

The latest “Men in Black” films takes for granted a diverse and multicultural world, set in motion by the 1960’s.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 17, 2012

Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” remains relevant, including to the Trayvon Martin case.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 5, 2012

What causes Obama-derangement? Ellison’s “Invisible Man” and Baldwin’s “Go Tell It on the Mountain” offer explanations.