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December 18, 2008
DAG's "Death Is Racist" Analyzed in the Chronicle Review
“Death Is Racist,” DAG's rant on "Chocolate News" that asks why white drug-addled artists like Amy Whitehouse and Artie Lange seem to far outlive black artists such as Bernie Mac, caught the eye of the Chronicle of Higher Education writer John L. Jackson. Due to the election of Barack Obama, many pundits are claiming the beginning of the end of “race talk.” Johnson argues that it is not the case; instead, it is the time to start talking about the subtleties of race. He states, "[DAG's] anthropomorphic rendering of Death as a racist reaper helps to showcase the ridiculous nature of such positions."
Posted December 18, 2008
