To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat
An unarmed 14-year-old black teenager was choked by police because they considered him a threat. Of course they did.
May 31, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’ When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’
Whether black children value education or not isn’t the issue. It’s more important to ask why they grow up in a world that tries to prevent them from learning.
May 28, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
The GOP’s Black Friends Need More Black Friends The GOP’s Black Friends Need More Black Friends
Republicans may want to turn to an unlikely source for clues on how to sell conservatism to black voters.
May 21, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist
Avoiding calling racism for what it is only prolongs the problem.
May 16, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz
The mainstream media is using a deeply racist caricature to describe the passing of Malcolm X’s grandson.
May 11, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ? Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?
The Heritage Foundation wouldn't stand behind it.
May 11, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles
Progressive activists can learn important lessons from a successful grassroots campaign against transit racism.
Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist
The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire
An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.
May 2, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia? Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia?
The big man—a cultural tycoon and a friend of the Fraternal Order of Police—just went big-bully on a widely acclaimed film about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jahmal.
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin