Race Inquiry (RI) was launched in 2015 to distribute high quality articles on the subject of race. This past year, we have met that challenge. Our goal is to continue…

I hear more parents telling me they won’t let their kids play until high school,” said Dustin Fink, an Illinois athletic trainer who blogs about…

In March of 1827 the nation’s first black newspaper appeared in New York City–to counter attacks on blacks by the city’s other papers. From this…

 Marvin Gaye wrote “What’s Going On” to describe conditions in the 1960s and 70s. His words are just as relevant today. Happy Holidays. Listen here

The girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) of a Chicago gang leader (Nick Cannon) persuades other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end…

Watch the video here. To my Howard family and African family of strugglers worldwide. I had the honor of being selected by my student peers…

Stokely Carmichael (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998), also known as Kwame Turé, was a Trinidadian–American revolutionary active in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and…

In this short documentary, Black women talk about the challenges they face in society. Watch the video here

The Cross of Redemption is a revelation by an American literary master: a gathering of essays, articles, polemics, reviews, and interviews that have never before…

DURHAM, N.C. — John Hope Franklin, a scholar who helped create the field of African-American history, was instrumental both in documenting America’s long and long-ignored…

Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents…

Race is back where it needs to be at the front and center of our discussions about culture, equality, and freedom in the US—but are…

  At this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, we asked a group of professors, activists, and authors to weigh in on misconceptions about race and racism….

In the spirit of Piri Thomas’s Down These Mean Streets and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this powerful memoir by writer…

Einar Baldvin’s disorienting film, The Pride of Strathmoor, is an artful and complex animated short that crawls into your mind and refuses to leave. Set in Strathmoor,…

Colorblindness has become an integral part of the national conversation on race in America. Given the assumptions behind this influential metaphor—that being blind to race…

An introduction of Independent Producer/Director Ralph L. Crowder III and his timely documentary film. “Hands Up Don’t Shoot Our Youth Movement” was inspired by the…

A richly reported account of the forces threatening America’s historic black colleges and universities—and how diverse leaders nationwide are struggling to keep these institutions and…

Twenty years since the publication of the Second Edition and more than thirty years since the publication of the original book, Racial Formation in the…

Published on Sep 30, 2015 UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Jamaica was overshadowed by slavery reparation calls, which he rejected. The legacy of…

Published on Aug 12, 2012 Documentarian St. Claire Bourne takes a close-up look at author and historian John Henrik Clarke, who, on camera for much…

” I speak and I write for all who care about humanity.” Published on Jun 1, 2012 April 29, 2012 The Love Your Neighbor Worship…

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work, theologian…

Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively…

Senator Elizabeth Warren Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate September 27, 2015 ***As Prepared for Delivery***  and  See Video…

Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools, and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to…

ELLISVILLE, Miss. — The dark S.U.V. rented for the occasion stopped outside the one-story City Hall. A wheelchair was rolled up to receive a petite…

Between the Confederacy and recognition by Great Britain stood one unlikely Englishman who hated the slave trade. His actions helped determine the fate of a…