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Arts & Culture
The Black Panthers of Alabama
Dec 23, 2022 Truthdig sits down with director Sam Pollard to discuss his latest film, "Lowndes County: The Road to Black Power."2023 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Second Place, Film Feature, production/history related
Time for a Referendum on America’s Criminal Injustice System
Mar 2, 2020 The Los Angeles primary contest for the local district attorney post taps into a national movement to reform local prosecutors' offices.
Fred Hampton Lives On, 50 Years After His Assassination
Dec 4, 2019 The Black Panther and civil rights leader pledged to "fight racism with solidarity." The struggle against capitalism he championed lives on.
American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred
May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory.
3 New Studies That Will Make You Rethink Systemic Racism
Apr 10, 2019 It affects our schools, our water, even the air we breathe. And like climate change, it demands an urgent, comprehensive response.
Spike Lee Returns to Form With the Entertaining and Relevant ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Aug 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.
Bill Cosby’s Confused Notions of ‘Responsibility’
May 7, 2018 Black America should have denounced the comedian long ago.‘Black Panther’ to Mark Opening of Saudi Cinemas
Apr 18, 2018 The Saudi government says the event will be "the showing of the first commercial film in the kingdom after more than 35 years."
Will the Next ‘Black Panther’ Be a Latino Superhero?
Mar 24, 2018 Latinos are not well represented in Marvel movies. El Peso Hero wants to change that.
Get Me Out of Wakanda!
Mar 6, 2018 For those of us aiming to build a better world, "Black Panther" is nothing short of enemy propaganda.