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African Americans
African Americans news and analysis from The Nation
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According to canvassers in battleground states, the Democratic Party hasn’t done enough to reach out to the very constituency it relies on most.
October 28, 2020
Voting is not merely one right among many, an act reducible to pulling a lever. It is an identity that is a marker of full citizenship.
October 26, 2020
On The Nation ’s new podcast, System Check , hosts Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren set about diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning democracy.
October 20, 2020
More than half a century after they reenergized the sport, Black Americans may not need baseball. But baseball needs more Black players—and fans.
October 6, 2020
Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
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October 6, 2020
In Just Us , the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
October 2, 2020
As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.
September 30, 2020
A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.
September 16, 2020
In the midst of death, thinking about life, art, the water’s edge, and Paul Robeson.
September 3, 2020
A conversation with Vicky Osterweil about misconceptions around the politics of looting and its radical tradition.
