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Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates
How did an Afro-pessimist who doesn't believe in hope become the darling of white liberals?
by Gary Dorrien
American lies and why we believe them
Kevin Young and Kurt Andersen each argue that fake news is nothing new.
Is Trump a deviation from American values or an expression of them?
E. J. Dionne, Norman Ornstein, and Thomas Mann see this presidency as a distortion of the country's character. But what if it's the opposite?
No innocent fable
Should I tell my first-grader about the racist, imperialist, and misogynist legacies I detect in the book she's reading?
Pauli Murray’s many identities
The first black female Episcopal priest was also an early proponent of ideas that would develop into black feminism, intersectionality, and more.
A lineage of black female scholars
Black women's contributions continue to be rendered invisible. Brittney Cooper offers a critical intervention.
by Brian Bantum
Five reasons Hillary Clinton’s new book is worth reading—and three reasons it’s worth critiquing
What Happened matters. Here’s why.
Toni Morrison on the invention of the stranger
From inertia to (small) action
Mai-Anh Le Tran bravely jumps into the space where theory meets practice.
by Kat Banakis
The myth of white innocence in Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow's film lays bare our assumptions about guilt and race.
Are Wendell Berry's Port William stories about racism?
According to Joseph Wiebe, Berry's vision of rural life starts with his reckoning with Kentucky, the Shawnee, and black slavery.
I shouldn't have to be so scared
In 34 years in this country, I've experienced racism. But I've never felt like I feel this week.
Denouncing the evil lie of white supremacy
The right-wing extremists aren't counting on support from most white people. Just silence.
Since before the revolution, punishment has depended on who’s being punished.
The vocation of surviving
Patrick B. Reyes reflects on the soils that have sustained him—and those that have poisoned him.
Imagining our way out of systems of disgrace
Simone Drake’s book helps readers grow in understanding of a deeply marginalized group: black men.
Ida B. Wells, James Baldwin, and Octavia Butler imagine a new future
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?
Love and horses
In C.E. Morgan’s world, anything goes as long as it’s couched in the language of the equine.
by Win Bassett