25 Years Later, America Is Still Struggling to ‘Do the Right Thing’ 25 Years Later, America Is Still Struggling to ‘Do the Right Thing’
On the 25th anniversity of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," America needs to ask itself some hard questions.
Jun 30, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Moral Mondays Has Managed to Go Beyond the Color Line—but Is That So Unprecedented? Moral Mondays Has Managed to Go Beyond the Color Line—but Is That So Unprecedented?
Moral Mondays may seem exceptional, but it is actually part of a long history of interracial political coalitions in the South.
Jun 27, 2014 / Blog / Press Room and Melissa Harris-Perry
Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering
Joshua DuBois makes an unconvincing argument against the criticism of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.
Jun 27, 2014 / Farah Jasmine Griffin
White Rabbit White Rabbit
In a guise of scientific seriousness, Nicholas Wade’s new book revives the discredited ideas of history’s most notorious racists.
Jun 23, 2014 / Patricia J. Williams
The Gender Flaw in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ The Gender Flaw in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
Women of color are affected by racism too. We can’t keep sending the message that they aren’t.
Jun 19, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Does Genetics Cause War and Peace? Does Genetics Cause War and Peace?
A new book distorts science to define race.
Jun 18, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Surprise! Study Finds People Don’t Understand How Racism Works Surprise! Study Finds People Don’t Understand How Racism Works
Apparently seeing images of successful black people makes whites, Asians and Hispanics think racism doesn't exist.
Jun 12, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect? Why Would Bigots Attack a Jewish-Arab School in Israel That Teaches Tolerance and Mutual Respect?
This latest evidence of hatred is an alarming reminder of how a wonderful educational project continues to stand on precarious ground.
Jun 5, 2014 / Neve Gordon and Catherine Rottenberg
Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use Why We’re Shocked by White Heroin Use
Do white pundits, reporters and TV producers have a no-snitch policy on exposing crises in the white community?
Jun 4, 2014 / Editorial / Ishmael Reed
Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color
A conversation among black men challenges the assumptions at the heart of My Brother’s Keeper.
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain