Cohen Hearing Shows How Trump’s Presidency Is Built on Racism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 27, 2019 The importance of Cohen’s remarks about Trump’s racist words and actions shouldn’t get lost in the media fray. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Academy’s ‘Green Book’ Debacle Should Come as No Surprise

Stuart Richards / The Conversation Feb 25, 2019 Peter Farrelly's Oscar-winning drama is merely the latest in a long line of Hollywood productions with questionable racial politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Green Book’ Captures Best Picture in Oscars Upset

JAKE COYLE / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2019 The interracial road trip drama, directed by Peter Farrelly, has been dismissed by some as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The ‘Sympathetic Racist’ Returns to the Big Screen in ‘Green Book’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jan 25, 2019 “Green Book” vs. “BlacKkKlansman” echoes the 1989 best picture face-off between “Do the Right Thing” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Spike Lee Returns to Form With the Entertaining and Relevant ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Fresh Look at Labor Issues in ‘Sorry to Bother You’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 Boots Riley’s promising film debut takes on casual and institutional racism, corporate greed, class subjugation and coarsening public discourse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

After Considering the Clintons, Black Thinkers Like Bernie Sanders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2016 “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am mystified by robust black support for Bill and Hillary Clinton,” writes Steven Thrasher at The Guardian. (Pictured here, director Spike Lee.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

After Considering the Clintons, Black Thinkers Like Bernie Sanders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2016 “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am mystified by robust black support for Bill and Hillary Clinton,” writes Steven Thrasher at The Guardian. (Pictured here, director Spike Lee.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Wake Up, South Carolina!’ Endorsing Sanders, Spike Lee Slams Rigged System

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Feb 24, 2016 "When Bernie gets to the White House, he will do the right thing." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

To Make the Oscars More Diverse, Let’s Adopt Football’s Rooney Rule

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jan 30, 2016 Voluntary steps to include more people of color and women should be a priority throughout the entire Hollywood system of moviemaking, from studios’ executive ranks to casting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What’s at the Heart of Black Cool?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2012 A thoughtful, personal essay by photographer Hank Willis Thomas makes the case that the cultures of America’s inner-city black communities, once dignified by the gains of the civil rights movement, have been steadily degraded over the last three decades by corporate capitalism.The cultures of America’s inner-city black communities, once dignified by the gains of the civil rights movement, have been steadily degraded over the last three decades by corporate capitalism, writes photographer Hank Willis Thomas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spike Lee on BP: Obama Shouldn’t Have Trusted Execs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 It's hardly a surprise that Spike Lee would have something provocative to say about a newsy controversy, but Lee doesn't spare President Obama his criticism over Obama's handling of the BP oil spill catastrophe (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )