Keepin' It Real

Elwood Watson is a full professor of history, African American studies and gender studies at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of a number of books, several anthologies and numerous articles. 

PART I – THE POLITICS OF WHITELASH



1. When Racism Hits Close to Home: On Your Campus



2. The 2016 Olympics: The Trilogy of Hypocrisy, Racism, and White Privilege



3. Dylann Storm Roof: The Deranged, Dark Face of White Nationalism



4. Conservatives Still Scapegoating Barack Obama



5. Colin Kaepernick: The Undeniable Reality of American Racial Hypocrisy



6. Birtherism = Bullshit



7. Michelle Obama: Playa Hatin' on the Former First Lady



8. Denial of Supreme Court Seat: One of a Long Line of Racial Slights toward Predsident Obama



9. The Intersection of Racial, Gender, and Economic Politics



10. The Alt-Right and the Repulsive Spirit of White Supremacy



PART II – STAYING WOKE!



11. Authentically Black: The Debate Lives On



12. Mental Illness: Yes – It Is a Black Thing!



13. Black Lives Matter Too



14. Black History Month: Beyond One Month



15. Message to Starbucks: Tackling Racism Will Require More than a Few Hours of Racial Bias Training



16. We Must Focus More on Substantial Issues as Opposed to Fleeting Symbolism



17. An Open Letter to Some on the Conservative Right: Slavery Was Totally F*cked Up, Period



18. Self-Hatred in the Black Community



19. Rachel Dolezal: The Potential Perversity of White Privilege



20. The Black Community and the Complex Politics of Homophobia



21. Michael Dyson and Cornel West: Much Ado about Ego



22. 1-800-Blame-A-Black-Man



23. Does Black America Deserve Reparations? Yes, Period



PART III – PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK BODIES



24. Violence against and Demonisation of Black Women is Often Overlooked



25. Emmett Till: Will Justice Ever Be Served?



26. Stephon Clark, Antwon Rose, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille: The Devaluation of Black Bodies



27. John Lewis: An American Icon



28. People of Color: Continually Demeaned, Devalued, and Dehumanized



29. Pepsi Fiasco Demonstrated the Crucial Need for Greater Diversity in Corporate America



PART IV – SOULFUL REFLECTIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT, ICONS, AND CELEBRITY



30. O.J. Simpson: Still Captivating and Polarizing the Nation



31. Muhammad Ali: Bold, Daring, Authentic, Problematic, and Kept It 100 Percent Real



32. Bill Cosby: America's Dad Hoodwinked Us



33. Prince: Bold, Daring, Black, and Unapologetically Controversial



34. Jemele Hill Spoke Truth to Power



35. Donald Trump and the NFL: The Politics of White Fragility and White Supremacy



36. Bill Maher, and the Nigger-Word Debate



37. Roseanne Barr and the Politics of Right-Wing Hypocrisy 



38. Aretha Franklin: Feminist, Activist, Phenomenal Woman



39. Omarosa, Donald Trump, and Unalloyed Racial Bullhorns



40. Why Is the Conservative Right So Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?



41. R. Kelly and the Ongoing Disregard, Devaluation, Denigration and Degradation of Black Women