James Baldwin: Witnessing in Dark Times
Jamil W. Drake on Eddie S. Glaude On May 16, 1969, James Baldwin appeared as a guest on the Dick Cavett Show. Live
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Racial Murder: American Memory, American Tragedy
In light of recent events, we are republishing this piece written after the Charleston shooting on June 17, 2015. Samuel Loncar on America,
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The Revival of Raced-Based Medicine: Eugenics, Religion, and the Black Experience
Audrey Farley on K. A. Johnson In a 2018 Vogue magazine cover story, tennis star Serena Williams shared her harrowing experiences in the
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Is There Racism in Heaven?
Nick Cave’s Until at MASS MoCA Until by Nick Cave, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, on view through September 4, 2017. Nick Cave
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MRBlog | On Giving Donald Trump a Chance
By Thomas J. Whitley “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead,” Hillary Clinton said in her concession speech
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Conversations in Black: Sylvester A. Johnson
Monica Miller and Christopher Driscoll talk with Sylvester A. Johnson Dr. Sylvester A. Johnson is Associate Professor of African American Studies and Religious
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Why Place Matters – By James Bielo
James Bielo on Mark Mulder’s Shades of White Flight Racial inequality plagues America. This fact is central to our national story and continues
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MRBlog | DISPATCHES. Waypoints: Navigating a Southern Soul — By Shawn Duncan
“Look for an old tractor tire on the side of the road. When you see that, turn left.” This is how we
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The Hold: Or, Charleston USA (A Poem for the Emanuel 9)
J. Kameron Carter with a poetic commentary on the Charleston tragedy The Hold, or, Charleston USA (A Poem for the Emanuel 9) there’s
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First Impressions #37: Kelly Brown Douglas
Dave Krueger talks with Kelly Brown Douglas about her book Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. Douglas is an
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