Race

What Black Americans Say Is Needed To Overcome Racial Inequality

Jens Manuel Krogstad and Kiana Cox / Pew Research Center Feb 1, 2023 Five key findings from a Pew Research Center survey. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 25, 2023 How U.S. History Textbooks and Prominent American Universities Justified Slavery, Perpetuated Racial Stereotypes and Promoted White Supremacy. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

World

The Managers of Brazil

Guido Melo / Africa Is A Country Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

A Tree Grows in El Sereno

Caroline Tracey / High Country News Dec 22, 2022 How activists are protecting black walnut trees to fight gentrification in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Race

Grave Dangers

Seth Freed Wessler / ProPublica Dec 19, 2022 Authorities helped erase a historic black cemetery in Virginia to clear way for the expansion of a Microsoft data center. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Race

Genetics and Racial Mythmaking

Ashley Smart / Undark Magazine Dec 12, 2022 As its findings are twisted to support racial violence, genetics is a field at the crossroads. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Politics

How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts

Joshua Kaplan / ProPublica Nov 10, 2022 DeSantis's commandeering of the redistricting process may ultimately have the most long-lasting consequences. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

James Baldwin Won the Battle, but William F. Buckley Won the War

John Timpane / Truthdig Feb 16, 2020 A new book explores the legacy of a momentous 1965 debate about race in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Frieze L.A., The Sequel: Revenge of the White Patriarchy

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Feb 14, 2020 Though diversity is a driving ethos of this year's event in Los Angeles, the art world is still deeply invested in sidelining people of color. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Stephen King Walks Back Diversity Remarks After Twitter Backlash

By Matthew Rozsa / Salon Jan 17, 2020 Another public debate has erupted on Twitter about the need for diversity in the entertainment industry—with the author as instigator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Whitewashing ‘Watchmen’

Leslie Lee / Truthdig Dec 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 )

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 )