When a Memoir Tells Half the Story: Prince Edward County and School Desegregation
Kristen Green's memoir Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County neglects the broader significance of the county's school desegregation crisis.
Why Racism Is Terrible for Everyone’s Health
Heather Gilligan explores the impact of racism on the fight towards universal health care.
The Racism of History Textbooks
How history textbooks reinforced narratives of racism, and the fight to change those books from the 1940s to the present.
How the Black Panther Party Inspired the Aborigines
The Black Panther Party's influence was global in scope. We look at its influence amongst the Aborigines of Australia.
Hearing Harriet Smith
In the University of Texas library, our writer found a previously unknown audiotape of an interview with a woman who'd been born into slavery.
“Between the World and Me”: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Legacy of James Baldwin
Toni Morrison has compared writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to James Baldwin; find out why here.
Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered
It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.
The Fuss About Josephine Baker
A new one-woman Broadway show puts Josephine Baker back in the public consciousness.