Plantations Can Help Us Heal the Wounds of Slavery

Tracey L. Rogers / OtherWords Dec 3, 2019 Thoughtful plantation tours can help us lean into our discomfort—and reconcile a painful past. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Must Make Amends for the Horror of Slavery

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 20, 2019 This Juneteenth is marked in Congress with historic hearings to discuss reparations and poverty, and offer a vision for a more just nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Alarming Percentage of Americans One Paycheck Away From Poverty

Greg Wilpert / The Real News Network Feb 4, 2019 A new study reveals 40 percent of U.S. households are vulnerable, and their numbers are only expected to rise. An expert explains. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Terrorizing of People in Their Own Homes Is Alive and Well

Rahima Nasa and Rachel Glickhouse / ProPublica Jan 10, 2019 A recent database shows that harassment of black families where they live is still an issue decades after the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

From Academia to Art School: An ‘Old Black Woman’ Starts Anew

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Aug 31, 2018 African-American historian Nell Painter's inspiring and captivating memoir tells of her going to art school at age 64 after a brilliant academic career. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 20, 2018 That identification of Englishness with whiteness in the American racial imaginary is nowhere more evident than racialist imaginings of the British royal family. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Kali Akuno on the Gentrification of Jackson, Miss. (Video)

Staff / Truthdig and Chris Hedges Mar 8, 2018 The co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson explains the critical moment facing the primarily black city and offers a blueprint for a socialist alternative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Policies Destroyed the Black Middle Class

Staff / Truthdig and Larry Gross Dec 10, 2017 The former president's approach to housing disproportionately affected African-Americans; meanwhile, a social scientist says Trump is a unique type of liar. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick Is Being Blackballed by Billionaire NFL Owners. Here’s Why.

By Colin Jenkins Jun 15, 2017 Patriotism is a key tool for the owning class. To them, the quarterback's refusal to stand for the national anthem—a nationalistic ritual—threatened to undermine the whole capitalist system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Activist Larry Hamm Discuss the Plight of Black America (Video)

BLANK Jun 6, 2017 "To enslave, you have to convince the people who help you do the enslaving, as well as the enslaved themselves, that they are not human beings," says Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress. (Hamm is pictured at far right.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ava DuVernay’s ’13th’ Signals Beginning of a Mass Awakening for Black America

Sarah Wesley / Truthdig Feb 4, 2017 The 2016 documentary has given a voice to African-Americans, who now have more tools to fight for truth and justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Recovery Leaves African-American Homeowners Behind

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2016 Even for blacks with six-figure incomes, housing values in predominantly black neighborhoods have not bounced back as in comparable white areas, a Washington Post analysis finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )