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Black Reconstruction in America,1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois
In order to better understand the phenomenon of Trumpism and his supporters, we submit to our readers Du Bois’s analysis of the environment leading up to…
Obama invokes Nazi Germany in warning about today’s politics – Miranda Green / CNN
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nihisi Coates
In these “urgently relevant essays,”* the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me “reflects on race, Barack Obama’s presidency and its jarring…
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard
For sheer reading pleasure Ladee Hubbard’s original and wildly inventive novel is in a class by itself.” —Toni Morrison “The Talented Ribkins is a charming and…
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Trailer
Watch: on SNL, Chance the Rapper leads an R&B trio begging Obama to come back – Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
Watch : Heroin(e) | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
How to Fight White Backlash – Robert Greene / Dissent
After Texas Massacre, Drexel Prof. Asks: “What Makes White Men So Prone to This Kind of Behavior?” / Democracy Now
Racism Is Literally Bad For Your Health – Michel Martin / NPR Audio
“I am a conservative Christian” Rev. Barber speaks to church in Appalachia – Story of America / You Tube
Watch Rigged : How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump – Ari Berman / Bill Moyers
Watch: Lawrence O’Donnell Dismantles John Kelly’s Disgraceful New Defense of Donald Trump – Tom Boggioni / Raw Story
Bill Rhoden Talks to Jelani Cobb About Protest and Professional Sports / The New Yorker
‘Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law’ – Bill Moyers
Watch: When 20,000 American Nazis Descended Upon New York City – Marshall Curry / The Atlantic Video
Teach Us All (Documentary Trailer) – Directed by Sonia Lowman / You Tube
Rev. Barber: Systematic Racialized Voter Suppression is the “Election Hacking” the U.S. Must Address – Democracy Now
John Carlos, 1968 Olympic U.S. Medalist, on the Revolutionary Sports Moment that Changed the World – Democracy Now
Dave Chappelle Delivers Scathing Riff on Charlottesville at ‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ – Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler
Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom…
Watch – Undercover With the Alt-Right – Jesse Singal / NYT
Roots of racism: 6 essential reads – The Conversation
Looking ‘Beyond The Big House’ And Into The Lives Of Slaves – Sarah McCammon / NPR
Two books by former Obama staffers are a reminder of what it’s like to have a sane administration – Alex Shepard / New Republic
Celebrating 30 Years Of ‘Fresh Air’: Drummer And Composer Max Roach – Terry Gross /NPR
