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 […]
Tag: racism
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GOP wants to talk ‘anti-white’ racism
by Jean Guerrero Whereas the Republican Party once claimed it was “colorblind,” now it embraces race-conscious rhetoric. The era of Trump’s dog whistle has given way to […]
Jill Biden joins Joe on the gaffe track
Jill Biden is supposed to be the responsible one. When she’s not waving on the way to Air Force One with Joe Biden, the first lady is […]
The myth of ‘serve and protect’
by Tony Norman When even white people have begun noticing the paradoxes in the criminal justice system, then the contradictions have become too blatant to chalk up […]