Black by Choice Black by Choice
The first black president has created a definitional crisis for whiteness.
Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Two Virginias Two Virginias
Governor McDonnell cannot erase Virginia's true history.
Apr 8, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Is this the Birth of a Nation? Is this the Birth of a Nation?
Tea party actions are an act of sedition not just racism.
Mar 23, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Right to Life for the Living A Right to Life for the Living
African-American children face threats to their survival, and African-American women are confronted with challenges to their capacity to parent healthy children. But shaming misinf...
Mar 18, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Power in the Blood Power in the Blood
Bloody Sunday has both political and religious overtones.
Mar 7, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Our other public option Our other public option
Public education offers some cautionary lessons.
Mar 3, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Progressive Bible Study Progressive Bible Study
It might be time for progressives to lead our national bible study.
Feb 24, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Save the Child Save the Child
But don't ignore the structural inequities that make the child's salvation necessary in the first place.
Feb 18, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
We must immediately end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. We must do this because the existing policy...
Feb 2, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Obama I Remember The Obama I Remember
Watching Barack Obama become President of the United States made me proud and hopeful, but I also found the experience somewhat amusing. I think many of us who were his Hyde Park n...
Jan 30, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry