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Aaron Ross Coleman
Aaron Ross Coleman is a journalist covering race and economics. He is a 2019 Ida B. Wells Fellow.
Sports
January 28, 2020
Kobe Bryant: America’s Imperfect Icon
Remembering Kobe’s greatness isn’t incompatible with acknowledging his flaws.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Corporations
January 28, 2020
‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice
Make no mistake: In business, earnings matter more than equality.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Books and Ideas
January 2, 2020
The Bitter (Occasionally Brave) Legacy of Selling Blackness
Brenna Wynn Greer’s
Represented
tells the story of black civil-rights-era entrepreneurs who coaxed American corporations to cater to black people—for better or for worse.
Aaron Ross Coleman
History
November 14, 2019
How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump?
If the past is prologue, Trump will face no historical reckoning for his sprawling malfeasance.
Aaron Ross Coleman
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Racism and Discrimination
November 12, 2019
Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be)
How to stop the next economic slowdown from decimating black wealth a second time over.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Politics
June 21, 2019
‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us
HR 40 calls the country to account for racist predation inflicted upon black folks living and dead.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Election 2020
May 29, 2019
Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem
Don’t hate Biden because he’s a white guy. Hate his policies and his regressive voting record.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Inequality
May 22, 2019
Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us
Celebrities like Killer Mike and Jay-Z equate black ownership with liberation—but you can’t end racial inequality with consumerism.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Racism and Discrimination
April 10, 2019
The Salad Giant Sweetgreen Has Used Hip Hop to Turn Lettuce Into Gold
But if the salad giant is so woke, why are 95 percent of its shops in majority white neighborhoods?
Aaron Ross Coleman
Climate Change
March 14, 2019
How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal
Ocasio-Cortez makes the case for racial justice and reparations.
Aaron Ross Coleman
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