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A person in jeans and a black sweatshirt looks at a brightly-colored mural depicting George Floyd as well as a sign reading

Solidarity Between BLM and Palestine Has Deep Roots Solidarity Between BLM and Palestine Has Deep Roots

Black liberationists have long found kinship with the Palestinian cause, seeing a common desire to live free of violence.

Oct 30, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy at podiums at the Republican presidential debate. Haley and Ramaswamy have their index fingers raised, while DeSantis stares into the middle distance.

What It Takes to Win Trump’s Voters What It Takes to Win Trump’s Voters

The GOP may have a diverse crop of primary candidates this election, but they all know that to win they need to appeal to racially resentful white voters.

Sep 29, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

A Black student and white student speak to each other while holding signs reading,

Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain

Thanks to Ron DeSantis’s education policies, the state is seeing an unprecedented exodus of teachers, professors, and college students.

Sep 20, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Supporters of affirmative action rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2022.

Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs

And the man who got it there is not, as he likes to claim, an iconoclastic one-person organization.

Jun 22, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being

Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being

Thomas has elevated “personal responsibility” into a prerequisite for citizenship. Yet he fails his own test.

May 12, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Beyoncé performing at the 2023 Grammys

When Black Women Are Punished for Winning Too Much When Black Women Are Punished for Winning Too Much

Every time we get an unvarnished look-see at how the awards sausages get made, voters unwittingly confirm that racism and misogyny are key ingredients.

Feb 17, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Kanye West in a black hoodie

Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It

Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.

Jan 10, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

A police car on a chase

White Nationalist Hate Is Infiltrating Our Police White Nationalist Hate Is Infiltrating Our Police

If Biden cares about what he calls the white supremacist “poison…running through our body politic,” his administration had better get busy purging the strain that courses through t...

Nov 15, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Queen Elizabeth on a one-pound note

Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol

But after her death, fury erupted at those who refused to whitewash her legacy.

Sep 29, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Young Thug on stage at SXSW

When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech

The use of their songs in criminal cases has had dire consequences for hip-hop musicians.

Aug 24, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

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