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 I had never […]
Tag: racism
‘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 others on the […]
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 lack of relevant […]
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 Voting Rights […]
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 Me,” who darkened […]
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 called the Caucacity […]
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 phrases were considered […]
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 new movie coming […]
Even under the sea, we can’t escape the racists
by Leonard Greene There goes the neighborhood. Never mind that the neighborhood is under the sea. It wasn’t enough that Black people had to integrate cities and towns and schools […]
As a white teen, I got second chances
Many of my Black students today do not by Adam Schwartz When I was 15, I smoked a joint with a friend. High and goofy, we wandered into a grocery […]
