Leslie Lee / TruthdigDec 21, 2019
There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kali Holloway / Independent Media InstituteFeb 14, 2019
If the Virginia governor is really interested in racial reconciliation, he can start by removing his state's Confederate monuments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Spenser Rapone / TruthdigOct 24, 2018
Robert E. Lee is practically a fixture on campus. What will it take for the academy to pull down these totems of white supremacy? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 29, 2018
After many thousands of Northerners died in a war aimed in part at freeing the slaves, white America lacked the will to follow through. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigAug 9, 2018
The “Do the Right Thing” Oscar nominee is in play again this awards season with a refreshing, in-your-face look at racism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Mark LloydAug 15, 2017
The roots of racism run deep in America. Trump's presidency has emboldened right-wingers and white supremacists to fight to preserve their legacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigOct 28, 2016
With minimal plot and dialogue, director Barry Jenkins turns familiar elements of a hardscrabble coming-of-age story into an extraordinary, even transcendent, cinematic feat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigOct 7, 2016
Directors Ava DuVernay and Nate Parker make searingly urgent cases that America’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism is not at all just a relic of the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 18, 2016
As the publicity machine gears up for the release of the bold reimagining of the 1915 classic, a case involving Parker, who also stars, and co-writer Jean Celestin from their college days has been getting attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sarah Wesley / TruthdigJun 10, 2016
In this era of submissive-slave characters, black tokenism and underrepresentation of people of color in Hollywood, "The House on Coco Road" and the 2016 version of "The Birth of a Nation" flip the script. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJan 29, 2015
On March 21, 1915, a motion picture was screened for the first time inside the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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