Opinion
It’s Black History Month. Look in the Mirror by George Yancy / The Stone NYT
To many Americans, February, first officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976 as Black History Month, is a time to celebrate African-American achievements, ones…
Why we don’t have White History Month ?- Jenee Desmond-Harris / Vox
During February, it’s not uncommon to hear the refrain, “If there’s an African American History Month, why isn’t there a white one?” This question ,…
The racist history of incarceration that Donald Trump is threatening to repeat -Esther Yu His Lee / ThinkProgress
A Lesson in Black History ( Donald Trump and Frederick Douglass) – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Last week at a supposed Black History Month “listening session” at the White House, Donald Trump made this baffling statement: “I am very proud now…
Why Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Is a Gift to Real Terrorists – Ali Olomi / Alternet
The Fugitive Slave Act galvanized the abolitionist movement. Trump’s Muslim ban could do the same for a new resistance – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
My President Wasn’t Black Enough – Goldie Taylor / Daily Beast
Minutes after the nation’s 45th president took the oath of office— mired in controversy, awash in financial conflict, and loathed by broad swaths of the…
Why Stephen K. Bannon, Trump’s Chief Strategist, Is So Dangerous for Black People – Kamau Franklin / Atl Black Star
Racial Progress Is Real. But So Is Racist Progress – Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Barack Obama said in his final news conference that he planned to use his time off from politics “to do some writing.” I am hoping…
With All Due Disrespect ( Is Mr. Trump Legitimate?) – Paul Krugman / NYT
Trump’s attack on John Lewis is also a racist smear against black communities – Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress
In response to a series of tweets from President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday that attacked civil rights legend John Lewis for taking no action to…
Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today? Jason Sokol / NYT
The ‘Hidden Figures’ Jeff Sessions Wants to Keep in the Shadows by Bill Moyers
As the Senate hearings for Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general ran into their second day, I kept thinking about the movie Hidden Figures, which…
The Rust Belt whips and snaps after eight years of Obama – Justin Torres / Wash Post
Ode to Obama (Farewell) – Charles M. Blow / NYT
The dark clouds of the coming administration rolled in this week with a fury, producing a flood of strange and worrisome news. There was the…
Trump voters were scared: Research shows increasing diversity might make Americans more xenophobic – Allison Skinner / Salon
Pity the sad legacy of Barack Obama – Cornell West / The Guardian
Eight years ago the world was on the brink of a grand celebration: the inauguration of a brilliant and charismatic black president of the United…
A Devil We Know : What will life for Americans actually look like under Trump? Robert Greene / Dissent
Donald Trump’s victory has become an occasion for soul-searching and fierce debate among liberals, leftists, and their allies. But lost in the mix of all…
I Know How It Feels to Be Someone’s ‘Token.’ I’m Sure Ben Carson Does, Too – Greg Howard / NYT
“The best people.” This refrain rang throughout Donald Trump’s presidential campaign; at times, it seemed to be his justification for being in the race at…
A sermon on the unbearable whiteness of America – Carlos Lozada / Wash Post
Which Michelle Obama Will We Get When She Leaves the White House? Jodi Kantor / NYT
On Jan. 20, Michelle Obama will hand her home over to a man who rose to power in part by spreading lies about her husband…
Racial segregation is still at the heart of Chicago’s ills… and America’s too – Natalie Y Moore / The Guardian
How Black Writers Can Help White Readers – Theodore R. Johnson / The Nation
It was the racism, stupid: White working-class economic anxiety is a zombie idea that needs to die – Chauncey Devega / Salon
On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will become president of the United States of America. Donald Trump is an authoritarian and demagogue who meets the definition…