Aaron Ross Coleman

is a journalist covering race and economics. He is a 2019 Ida B. Wells Fellow.

Mariah Parker, new Athens, GA county commissioner

Mariah Parker Invites You to Be Your Complete, Weird, Messy Self Mariah Parker Invites You to Be Your Complete, Weird, Messy Self

The 27-year-old Athens, Georgia, county commissioner leans into her humanity as she fights for social justice.

Mar 1, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

The Negro Motorist Green Book

Hollywood Is Still a Sundown Town for Black Representation Hollywood Is Still a Sundown Town for Black Representation

Yoruba Richen’s Green Book documentary captures the history and humanity missing from the Oscar-winning movie.

Feb 26, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Kamala Harris campaign rally

Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris Black Culture Won’t Save Kamala Harris

After eight years of Obama’s winks and nods, the code-switching playbook has been played out. 

Jan 28, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Poor People's march

What AOC Owes MLK What AOC Owes MLK

The civil-rights leader’s vision of an equitable economy lives on in Congress’s emerging left.

Jan 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Aaron Coleman Black on Campus

As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life

For the country’s colleges, perhaps more so than any other American institution, the case for scaling racially equitable initiatives couldn’t be more clear.

Jun 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross Coleman

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