Here’s a great essay on race and Earthsea at The Infinite Matrix by Pam Noles:
I can look at this current world of genre and keep whining, or I can take note of the positive changes that have come down over the years and hope that more will come in the future. And if it matters that much to me, I’ve got to figure out what I need to do to bring that future into being rather than just waiting for it to magically appear.
(via Ramblings of an African geek, also just discovered.)