by Leonard Greene Sixty years ago, a Baptist minister sat in a southern jail cell and penned the most important written statement of the civil rights movement. […]
Tag: racism
Why do so many young white men in America find fascism ‘cool’?
by Omer Aziz Last fall, just blocks from my apartment in Cambridge, Mass., a gang of neo-Nazis gathered in Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon. Videos showed […]
My pregnancy caused crushing pain. Doctors didn’t think that was a problem
by Tiphanie Yanique When I was pregnant with my second child, the pain in my pelvis was extraordinary. “It’s normal,” my white obstetrician said. I told her […]
‘Dilbert’ creator isn’t a victim of cancel culture but of the free market
The saga of the comic strip “Dilbert” and the racist rants of its creator, Scott Adams, isn’t the out-of-control cancel culture that Twitter boss Elon Musk and […]
How to be a Black man
Today’s topic: “How to be a Black man.” It’s a subject on which white conservatives are often quick to offer instruction to actual Black men, their utter […]
Midterms highlight SCOTUS’ threat to Black voters
by Noah Feldman At a time when control of the House of Representatives has come down to just a few seats, it’s a good time to reexamine […]
The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’
Sometimes I wish white people could be Black. Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like […]
The Caucacity of Nope
Let us apologize in advance to Barack Obama, who once wrote a book called “The Audacity of Hope.” You see, our subject today is what might be […]
We strive toward enlightenment … and language follows suit
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Pitts’ column contains language some readers may find offensive. He intentionally uses this language to illustrate how far we’ve come since such words and […]
New Emmett Till movie is hard to watch
See it anyway, and take teens with you by Jenice Armstrong Some movies are more important than others. Which is why, when I heard there was a […]
