THE DROWNED-OUT VOICES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. Several months ago, it seemed as if we were nearing a period of national reckoning on race. Polling showed that a… Read more “Governing”
The New Yorker
THE LAYERED DECEPTIONS OF JESSICA KRUG, THE BLACK STUDIES PROFESSOR WHO HID THAT SHE IS WHITE. At the end of August, a famous white celebrity appeared on… Read more “The New Yorker”
Harper’s
A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL. Having a black child in America has always been an act of faith. In the antebellum South, one in every two children born… Read more “Harper’s”
CNN
THE NFL’S RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS FALL FAR SHORT. The National Football League’s efforts to recognize the enormity of this generational opportunity for racial justice, punctuated by a… Read more “CNN”
Gallup
SEEKING SOLUTIONS FOR RACIAL INEQUITIES. We have an ever-growing database of research documenting the inequities between White and Black Americans on a wide variety of outcomes, including… Read more “Gallup”
National Geographic
STEPS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, MURALS CALLING FOR JUSTICE TAKE THE PLACE OF STAINED GLASS. Before the pandemic, 18-year-old Senia Cade had always thought of herself as… Read more “National Geographic”
New York Times
HOW THREE ARTISTS ARE EXPLORING MYTHOLOGY AND RACE. In re-examining historical narratives and classical stories, these artists are creating images that speak on multiple levels to the… Read more “New York Times”
Time
93% OF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS HAVE BEEN PEACFUL, NEW REPORT FINDS. … The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) analyzed more than 7,750 Black… Read more “Time”
Vanity Fair
THE OSCARS’ NEW INCLUSION STANDARDS DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH. On September 9, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a new set of standards that, as of… Read more “Vanity Fair”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
PROTESTERS CONFRONT FORMER MINNEAPOLIS OFFICERS WITH SHOUTS OF ‘MURDERER.’ When three former Minneapolis Police officers emerged from hearing in a downtown courthouse Friday afternoon, hundreds of protesters,… Read more “Minneapolis Star-Tribune”
Esquire
THE SPORTS HERO WAS REDEFINED ON MAY 25, 2020. (T)he day Derek Chauvin neck-kneeled to death George Floyd on camera. Not only did Floyd’s death catalyze the… Read more “Esquire”
Washingtonian
WHY ORGANIZERS THINK ITS OKAY TO HOST YOGA CLASS AT BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA. Occupy DC, A group of activists that formed to keep racial-justice issues front and… Read more “Washingtonian”
Brother With Attitude 