Karlos K. Hill

writes a regular interview series for The Nation featuring the stories and work of community activists organizing for justice in Black communities. He is Regents’ Professor and Chair of the Clara Luper Department of African and African-American Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

The front page of The Black Dispatch, a weekly newspaper published in Oklahoma City, on June 10, 1931.

The Trauma and Resilience of Tulsa’s Greenwood District The Trauma and Resilience of Tulsa’s Greenwood District

Karlos K. Hill, a historian of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, speaks with Victor Luckerson, author of an “epic” new book on Greenwood.

May 31, 2023 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Desmond Meade, the executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.

Desmond Meade on Why Love Is “the Most Powerful Word in the Universe” Desmond Meade on Why Love Is “the Most Powerful Word in the Universe”

The executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition was homeless, addicted to crack, and suicidal. Now, he has met the president, been one of Time magazine’s 100 mos...

Nov 24, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Greenwood, Tulsa, in 1978.

The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa

In 1921, a mob of white citizens largely destroyed the Greenwood District. Five decades later, Donald Thompson rushed to photograph the community before urban renewal demolished it...

Jun 7, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Kehinde Andrews

The University Cannot Be Decolonized The University Cannot Be Decolonized

Kehinde Andrews, the only Black studies professor in the UK, says we should stop trying to make institutions anti-racist and instead build community.

Mar 16, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

There’s Still Time to Save Julius Jones

There’s Still Time to Save Julius Jones There’s Still Time to Save Julius Jones

Julius Jones’s execution is scheduled for today. More than 6 million people have signed a petition pleading for Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to call it off.

Nov 18, 2021 / no-paywall / Karlos K. Hill and Julius Jones

Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 796 returning Manhattan Beach land to the Bruce family.

“There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land” “There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land”

Kavon Ward wants to return properties seized by the government to their rightful Black owners. She did it once—now she’s starting a movement.

Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Cece Jones-Davis

Cece Jones-Davis Wants to Stop an Execution Cece Jones-Davis Wants to Stop an Execution

Julius Jones is on death row in Oklahoma, but there’s a growing movement that just might save his life.

Sep 24, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Fulton Leroy Washington

Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.

The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.

Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

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