Watch ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Official Trailer – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘I Am Not Your Negro’ will introduce James Baldwin to a new generation. There are voices we all need to hear. At a time when…
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The Plot to Hack America by (Counterterrorism Expert) Malcolm Nance
An African American counterterrorism expert, Malcolm Nance, explains in detail, before the election, how the Russians were subverting America’s democratic processes toward the end of electing Donald…
Civil rights family divided over Jeff Sessions / CNN Video
Evelyn Turner and her husband Albert were Alabama civil rights activists indicted in the 1980s on charges of voter fraud by Senator Jeff Sessions, who…
A Discussion on Barack Obama’s Unique Upbringing – Ta-Nehisi Coates / PBS NewsHour
In this interview, Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks to PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff about Barack Obama’s childhood, his legacy, and how he ultimately connected with…
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans…
Watch ‘Build a wall’ video hurts Latino students – Kelly Wallace / CNN
The impact of middle school students chanting “build a wall” on Latino students in the city of Royal Oak, Michigan. Watch the video here
How Do I Explain America to My Black Son? / The Atlantic
Atlantic writer Vann R. Newkirk is about to be a father, and he’s nervous. America’s history of racial violence is something that every citizen inherits,…
Watch Harrowing Trailer for Jay Z-Produced ‘TIME: The Kalief Browder Story’ – Kory Grow / Rolling Stone
A new trailer for a docuseries about a Bronx teenager, Kalief Browder, who was jailed for three years and spent two of them in solitary…
Rev. Barber: We Have Convicted White Supremacist Dylann Roof But America is Still Guilty / Democracy Now
In Charleston, South Carolina, a jury has found Dylann Roof guilty on 33 counts of federal hate crimes for murdering nine black worshipers, including Pastor…
The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken by Wendell Pierce
2016 Christopher Award Winner From acclaimed actor and producer Wendell Pierce, an insightful and poignant portrait of family, New Orleans and the transforming power of…
‘Hidden Figures’: The Movie Trump’s America Needs to See – Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
A spotlight on the three black women who did the math that put Americans in space, Hidden Figures tackles race, equity, opportunity, and acceptance in eerily…
Watch Them Whip: A Decade of Viral Dance Moves / The New Yorker
Dancers from around the country perform the most popular dance moves, from the Dougie to the Quan. Watch the video here
Watch Cornel West on Donald Trump: This is What Neo-Fascism Looks Like – Democracy Now
President-elect Donald Trump has announced a handful of new Cabinet picks with deep ties to Wall Street. On Tuesday, he named Steven Mnuchin to be…
Giving Toussaint Louverture the Great Man Treatment – Malcolm Harris / New Republic
Why was Haiti’s revolutionary overlooked by historians for so long? For nearly 80 years no scholar has written an English-language biography of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint…
Watch Emotional Trailer for Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ / Rolling Stone
Denzel Washington delivers what is forecasted as another Oscar-worthy performance in the upcoming Fences, the big-screen adaptation of August Wilson’s 1983 play that also marks…
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR THE FIRST DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE INFAMOUS 1971 ATTICA PRISON UPRISING, THE STATE’S VIOLENT…
‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Is A Race Documentary That Should Be Essential Viewing For All Americans – Matthew Jacobs / Huff Post
You won’t find a documentary over the next few months that’s more important than “I Am Not Your Negro.” Raoul Peck uses James Baldwin’s unfinished…
Watch RIKERS Documentary – A riveting new film that brings you face to face with what it’s like to be incarcerated in America – Bill Moyers & Company
Rikers Island is New York City’s largest jail. It has also been ranked as one of the 10 worst jails in America. Of the more…
Barber: Don’t let election disappointment deter march toward justice – Deidra Laird / The Charlotte Observer
The Rev. William Barber gave the sermon Sunday at a 5 p.m. service staged by the Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice. Barber, who founded the…
A Black Man in the White House: Barack Obama and the Triggering of America’s Racial-Aversion Crisis by Cornell Belcher
The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” W. E. B. DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk . America’s racial…
Watch, Trump Vote Highlights White Backlash to Recent Racial Progress – Nicole Hannah Jones / Democracy Now
If one studies history, this is not a surprising outcome,” award-winning racial justice reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones says about Donald Trump’s election win. She points to…
“Michael Moore in TrumpLand” – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
With just days until the election, we spend the hour with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and talk about his surprise new movie, “Michael…
Roundtable: Four Freed Black Panthers on Party’s Legacy & Members Still Behind Bars 50 Years Later / Democracy Now
Watch the complete roundtable discussion on the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party with four former Panthers who spent decades behind bars as political…
Three women explore their racial identities – Tauhid Chappell and Julia Carpenter / Wash Post
“What are you?’’’ “Are you adopted?” “What are you mixed with?” Many photos and stories submitted to “Historically Black,” The Washington Post Tumblr project, have touched…
WATCH: Killing the Trump within: White dudes, it’s time to summon your inner Skywalker! Baynard Woods / Salon
Every man — especially every white man — can identify with Trump’s misdeeds more than we’d like to admit . Remember that scene in “The…
Watch – The new civil rights march: resisting Alabama’s photo ID law – Dillon Hayes, Mae Ryan and Valerie Lapinski / The Guardian
Alabama is the home of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, designed to fight voter suppression. But since 2014, Alabama citizens have been required to present…
Watch America’s most segregated city: the young black voters of Milwaukee – Paul Lewis and Tom Silberstone / The Guardian
Milwaukee is one of the most politically polarized and racially segregated cities in America. Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone discover a mix of alienation and…
Viral video illustrates what’s wrong with policing in America – Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress
Last Wednesday, a black man was walking down a street in suburban Edina, Minnesota, when a plain clothes officer grabbed him and refused to let…