Long-held ideas about white supremacy still play out in the sorority system
Race
Don’t Ignore Race in Christopher Lane’s Murder
The association of young black men with violence doesn’t come out of thin air
Learning to Talk About Harriet Tubman
Russell Simmons may be a thick-skinned liberal, but most Americans still don’t know how to talk about slavery
I Was the Subject of a “Stop and Frisk”
What the controversial policy feels like from the receiving end
The Real Signs of ‘Black Power’
Stop waiting for another March on Washington. The civil rights movement is now about policy changes like outlawing stop and frisk
Viewpoint: The Bravery of Obama’s Trayvon Speech
The President took a political risk because the spiritual and moral risk of not speaking to black pain was too great
Trayvon Martin and Making Whiteness Visible
If there’s one good thing to come out of the George Zimmerman verdict, it’s the acknowledgement of white privilege
I Am Still Trayvon Martin
As the George Zimmerman verdict loomed, the author spent several days with 60 African-American boys and saw the sting of their lives being cheapened.
Viewpoint: Was Zimmerman Telling the Truth?
The jury did their job based on what they had. The tragedy is that what they had may have been based on a lie
Viewpoint: Just Because Zimmerman “Started It” Doesn’t Mean He’s Guilty
People are hoping for a Zimmerman conviction as a symbol of black grievance, and while that grievance is legitimate, that’s not justice
Preparing for Riots After Zimmerman Verdict Is Racial Fear Mongering
The assumption that there will be violence if Zimmerman is acquitted runs counter to recent history
Viewpoint: Voting-Rights Decision Spells the End of Fair Elections
It also nullifies one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history
Viewpoint: The Food Network Should Give Paula Deen Back Her Job
People of her generation can neither change the past, nor completely escape their roots in it