What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions? What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions?
A case for reimagining plantations—the engines of centuries of oppression—as laboratories for economic justice.
Jun 22, 2026 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Kobe Bryant: America’s Imperfect Icon Kobe Bryant: America’s Imperfect Icon
Remembering Kobe’s greatness isn’t incompatible with acknowledging his flaws.
Jan 28, 2020 / Aaron Ross Coleman
‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice ‘Woke’ CEOs Don’t Actually Care About Economic Justice
Make no mistake: In business, earnings matter more than equality.
Jan 28, 2020 / Column / Aaron Ross Coleman
The Bitter (Occasionally Brave) Legacy of Selling Blackness 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.
Jan 2, 2020 / Aaron Ross Coleman
How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump? How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump?
If the past is prologue, Trump will face no historical reckoning for his sprawling malfeasance.
Nov 14, 2019 / Column / Aaron Ross Coleman
Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be) 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.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Aaron Ross Coleman
‘Cut the Check’: The Americans Who Deserve Reparations Walk Among Us ‘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.
Jun 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Joe Biden’s Whiteness Isn’t the Problem 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.
May 29, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us 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.
May 22, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
The Salad Giant Sweetgreen Has Used Hip Hop to Turn Lettuce Into Gold 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?
Apr 10, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman