The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem
This is about labor rights, and whether NFL players will exercise them in the face of a craven crackdown.
May 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’ Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’
Trump’s dehumanizing language provides cover to his real goal: deporting black and Latino immigrants, including those with no criminal connections.
May 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing
Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor
Even after Emancipation, Kossula Oluales spent the rest of his life trying to recover what was lost.
May 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
Uncovering the Hidden Resistance History of Black Women Athletes Uncovering the Hidden Resistance History of Black Women Athletes
Professor Amira Rose Davis reveals forgotten heroines of athletic resistance.
May 21, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism? Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism?
University officials must do more—their priority should be the well-being of students of color, not the institution’s reputation.
May 21, 2018 / Black on Campus / Noëlle Lilley
‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Black on Campus’ in Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University ‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Black on Campus’ in Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University
Ten emerging storytellers shine the light of truth upon the lived experiences of black college students.
May 18, 2018 / no-paywall / Press Room
The History of Lynching and the Present of Policing The History of Lynching and the Present of Policing
A new documentary on Michael Brown comes just in time.
May 17, 2018 / Khalil Gibran Muhammad
What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now
Suddenly our experiences no longer seem isolated—they’re linked in a larger movement against institutional racism. Ten black student journalists tell their stories.
May 16, 2018 / Against the Current / Melissa Harris-Perry
At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11 At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11
As the academic year draws to a close, black students at the University of Virginia still experience trauma from the white-supremacist Unite the Right rally.
May 16, 2018 / Black on Campus / Alexis Gravely
In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day
Hundreds of people from sides of the border gathered to celebrate in the Rio Grande—in defiance of the international boundary that divides the community.
May 16, 2018 / Sasha von Oldershausen