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If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time

July 21, 2016Uncategorized

We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.

The Senate’s Only Black Republican Opens Up About Being Mistreated by Cops

July 15, 2016Community, Culture ...

Citing recent killings by police, Tim Scott of South Carolina asked his colleagues to stop ignoring the struggles of those who face racial prejudice.

When Black Power Set Racist America On Fire: A Fifty-Year Retrospective

June 22, 2016Art, Beauty ...

Fifty years ago, the term “Black power” fired into the American vocabulary. In celebration of the fifty-year anniversary of the call for Black power this week, I present this exclusive excerpt from my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.

Jimmy Carter Makes One Final Push to End Racism – KOLUMN Magazine

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016Art, Community ...

The former president wants his fellow Christians to lead the country to reconciliation. But churches are in a period of profound uncertainty.

This Michigan Tire Shop Owner Says He Doesn’t Service Black or “Ghetto” People

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Ann Arbor, Michigan

The owner of a tire shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is attempting to defend himself after saying he doesn’t want the business of blacks and “ghetto people.”