How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture
A conversation with Daphne Brooks about her new book Liner Notes for the Revolution, a “counterhistory of popular music criticism.”
Mar 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini
How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis
Parents are losing their kids as they struggle to navigate bureaucracies upended by the pandemic.
Mar 15, 2021 / Michelle Chen
So What the Hell Is Race Norming? So What the Hell Is Race Norming?
Former NFL players accuse the league of racial bias in how it doles out concussion settlement money. Their suit has exposed a practice that belongs in history’s trash can.
Mar 12, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West
China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews
Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price
The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway
The Acquittal of Derek Chauvin Has Already Begun The Acquittal of Derek Chauvin Has Already Begun
The jury selection process, which started this week, shows how the cop who killed George Floyd can, and likely will, win.
Mar 11, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Stacey Plaskett’s ‘How Dare You?’ Indictment Demolished a Dog-Whistling Republican Stacey Plaskett’s ‘How Dare You?’ Indictment Demolished a Dog-Whistling Republican
After Glenn Grothman claimed advocates for Black lives don’t like “the old-fashioned family,” Plaskett gave him no quarter.
Mar 11, 2021 / John Nichols
This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever
While Covid-19 destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, I was able to leverage every ounce of privilege I have to make this year work.
Mar 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19 Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19
To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Imani Perry
What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids
Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux