Race and Ethnicity

Screenshot of Richard Hanania talking to Bryan Caplan

Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money? Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money?

The charmed life of Richard Hanania.

Aug 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

New Orleans Museum of Art sculpture garden

Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art? Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art?

Behind the scenes at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Aug 11, 2023 / Todd Cronan and Charles Palermo

How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery

How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery

The lesson of the events at the Montgomery Riverwalk is that when Black people see something, we do something

Aug 10, 2023 / Elie Mystal

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

US-Mexico border, El Paso, Tex. December 2022.

Aug 9, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

In June, the Supreme Court gave Edward Blum his most consequential victory since his successful challenge to the Voting Rights Act.

Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans

The architect of the attacks on affirmative action has pitted Asian Americans and Black Americans against each other—letting white folks off the hook.

Aug 9, 2023 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Bakke Case Spectator Line

The Uses of Affirmative Action The Uses of Affirmative Action

The right denounced it as "reverse racism," while the liberal center hailed it as the endpoint of egalitarianism. But as a limited measure in the fight against discrimination, it ...

Aug 9, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

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Letters From the August 21/28, 2023, Issue Letters From the August 21/28, 2023, Issue

Suburban blight… Predatory financing… Dancing to AIPAC’s tune (web only)… A commitment to liberation (web only)…

Aug 8, 2023 / Our Readers

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below A History of the Crack Epidemic From Below

Donovan X. Ramsey explains how documenting the history of the drug war is a “community project” and looks back on 1990s rap music's anti-crack hits.

Aug 4, 2023 / Q&A / Naomi Elias

Personhood and Humanity

Personhood and Humanity Personhood and Humanity

Ubuntu “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu” (Zulu) means that a person is a person through other people.

Aug 3, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas

A still from a pro-DeSantis video made by one of his aides.

The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots

To build their popular front on the right, Republicans are happy to recruit white nationalists.

Jul 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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