The authors obtained and analyzed data from 10 weblogs (989 pages of raw data), in which online forum contributors expressed varying views on the discontinuation of a university's racialized mascot (i.e., Chief Illiniwek). First, the authors used a modified consensual qualitative research approach (C. E. Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997) to identify common themes among the data. Next, they used the Sue, Capodilupo, et al. (2007) racial microaggressions model to situate the themes from the current investigation within a relevant, parsimonious theoretical framework. The data fit well within the 3 broad categories of racial microaggressions identified previously in the literature (i.e., microinsults, microassaults, and microinvalidations). Extending the previous racial microaggressions model, 7 themes emerged from the data that comprised microaggressions targeting American Indians: (a) advocating sociopolitical dominance, (b) alleging oversensitivity, (c) waging stereotype attacks, (d) denying racism, (e) employing the logics of elimination and replacement, (f) expressing adoration, and (g) conveying grief. Some themes are consistent with previous microaggressions research, whereas others are specific to the current investigation. Implications for future research and campus interventions are discussed.

The influence of religiosity and spirituality on psychological well-being was examined among a sample of 167 Black American women in this web-based study. Findings suggest direct links between both religiosity and spirituality and psychological well-being. Moreover, results from bootstrapping procedures indicated that spirituality fully mediated the relation between religiosity and global mental health and between religiosity and life satisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.

We examined the link between color-blind racial ideology (CBRI; i.e., the belief that race and racism are irrelevant for the contemporary moment) and students' agreement with a university's decision to discontinue a controversial racialized mascot (i.e., “Chief Illiniwek”) among a sample of 389 racially diverse college students. Students also elaborated on their views about the discontinuance of the mascot in an open-ended question. Seven themes emerged from the open-ended responses, including: (a) Chief was Not Offensive/Not Racist, (b) Chief was a Symbol of Honor and Pride, (c) Empathic Concern for American Indians, (d) Chief was Offensive/Racist, (e) University Acquiesced to External Pressure, (f) Discontinuance Decision was Motivated by Political Correctness, and (g) Chief was Not a Big Deal. As predicted, greater levels of CBRI were significantly correlated with lower support for the decision to discontinue the mascot. Findings from a series of multiple logistic regression models indicated that five of the seven themes were predicted by CBRI; only the University Acquiesced to External Pressure and the Chief was Not a Big Deal themes were not predicted by any of the study variables. Implications of the findings, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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