SCHOLARS OF POVERTY AND INEQUALITY FACE THEIR OWN RACIAL RECKONING. The United States is in the midst of a long-overdue racial reckoning, and the fight is not… Read more “The Nation”
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The Root
‘GOD’ IS ‘WHITE’. Everything is theirs. This is their country. America belongs to them. Perhaps the best and most existential example of this balderdash is how conservatives… Read more “The Root”
Economist
AMERICA’S BLACK UPPER CLASS AND BLACK LIVES MATTER. Lawrence Otis Graham recalls where he first met Kamala Harris, last summer, in Martha’s Vineyard. It was at the… Read more “Economist”
Vanity Fair
THE GREAT FIRE. Whiteness thrives in darkness. It has to. It is fully permissible for a thousand Eric Garners to be TORTURED TO DEATH IN THE SHADOWS of the American… Read more “Vanity Fair”
Newsweek
57 YEARS AFTER THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, BLM ACTIVISTS FOLLOW THE PATH OF MLK TO DEMAND FOR EQUAL RIGHT. In August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of… Read more “Newsweek”
Financial Times
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BY ADDRESSING INEQUALITY. Anger triggered by the death of George Floyd continues to spread in the US. My experience as a Chinese researcher… Read more “Financial Times”
The New Yorker
REWATCHING “BLACK JOURNAL” FIVE DECADES ON. In July fifty-nine episodes of the public-affairs magazine show “Black Journal” became available to stream, for the first time, as part… Read more “The New Yorker”
New York Times
IN BRITAIN, AN IDEA TO REDUCE RACIAL INEQUALITY GAINS MOMENTUM. Nearly two years ago, the British government seemed to be on the verge of doing something truly… Read more “New York Times”
Washington Post
PROTESTERS TARGET D.C. DINERS, TRIGGERING BACKLASH AFTER HECKLING WOMAN. A demonstration that began Monday evening in the District to protest the shooting of a Black man in… Read more “Washington Post”
Boston Globe
CANCELED IN CLEVELAND, AN ARTIST’S POLICE VIOLENCE DRAWINGS COME TO MASS MOCA. The show was advertised as a series of stark drawings by artist Shaun Leonardo, each… Read more “Boston Globe”
History
HOW TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S BELIEF IN A RACIAL HIERARCHY SHAPED HIS POLICIES. (K)nown for his boundless energy and brash, adventurous spirit, (he) possessed one of the biggest personalities… Read more “History”
Bowdoin News
BOWDOIN DIALOGUES ABOUT RACE. This summer, Bowdoin community members are turning to many books, films, podcasts, and TED talks as starting points for group discussions. But one… Read more “Bowdoin News”
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