Among the most iconic and unforgettable images of the Holocaust are photos of Jews being marched at gunpoint through the streets of Amsterdam, Paris and…
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, James Baldwin was a gay black intellectual living and writing essays and novels in New York and Paris….
One of the films in contention for multiple awards at the Oscars this past Sunday was Fences, a cinematic adaptation of an August Wilson play ushered onto…
ISTANBUL — There is no trace of James Baldwin in the four-story building where he lived for a time, decades ago, on Ebe Hanim street,…
In remarks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday, President Trump said: It’s a privilege to be here today. This…
On Monday, more than a hundred and fifty gravestones were found damaged or toppled at a historic Jewish cemetery near St. Louis. As soon as…
Whiteness & the privilege it carries with it is a powerful thing. Watch here
A government-appointed civil rights commission in Michigan says systemic racism helped to cause the Flint water crisis, according to a report released Friday. The 129-page…
After Donald Trump’s presidential victory, many left-leaning politicians and commentators started considering what sort of message would help them regain political power. Given the clear…
The battle lines are drawn: It’s La La Land, a musical fantasy about white lovers in Hollywood, versus Moonlight, a searing drama about black youth…
Pundits say Donald Trump is “undermining democracy”. But their concern is often just about elite institutions: the media, the judiciary, the electoral system. What is…
What makes someone American? How do you define American identity? When do you feel most American? Or least? Nine American citizens describe their struggle to…
