Dear Friends of Race Inquiry: Do not miss this important movie.  Ronald John Sheehy “Anyone who travels abroad a lot inevitably reflects that, due to…

The now-classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience. By turns shocking…

Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one…

On Obama examines some of the key philosophical questions that accompany the historic emergence of the 44th US president. The purpose of this book is…

The sports legend sits down with the Nation’s Dave Zirin. Watch the video, and listen to the conversation.

“An extraordinary history…Deeply researched, elegantly written…a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten.” —Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review Giving voice to the…

Gone is the era of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, when news programs fought to gain the trust and respect of a wide spectrum…

In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and…

There are more deaths from guns in the U.S. than deaths from all U.S. wars. Watch the video here

A global problem for people of color! Studio 11 Films, Divine Entertainment International and LOT 10 Productions presents the feature film “Skinned” Directed by Lisaraye…

This is a must read for all who care that ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Ronald John Sheehy, Editor Read here !

The crisis of leadership in the white community is remarkable – and terrifying – because there is, in fact, no white community. This may seem…

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,…