Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday
Early arrests can haunt American youths for the rest of their lives.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Spanish-Language Version of Healthcare.gov Is a Mess The Spanish-Language Version of Healthcare.gov Is a Mess
It launched months late, loads slowly and is poorly translated.
Jan 14, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg
The Unexamined Privilege of David Brooks The Unexamined Privilege of David Brooks
The New York Times columnist fails to understand how the war on drugs disproportionately affects minorities and the poor.
Jan 14, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
On the Inauguration of Bill de Blasio On the Inauguration of Bill de Blasio
The text of Harry Belafonte’s inaugural remarks, with additional commentary by Carl Hart.
Jan 10, 2014 / Harry Belafonte and Carl L. Hart
Will Black Deaths Matter in de Blasio’s New York? Will Black Deaths Matter in de Blasio’s New York?
A new report shows that the unsolved homicide rate is far higher for black victims. The problem goes beyond the number of detectives in black neighborhoods.
Jan 10, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
What Melissa Harris-Perry Really Said About Transracial Adoption What Melissa Harris-Perry Really Said About Transracial Adoption
Why I stand with MHP—and why you should too.
Jan 9, 2014 / Richard Kim
Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Proposal Dodges the Real Problems with Pot Criminalization Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Proposal Dodges the Real Problems with Pot Criminalization
Is the New York governor’s modest concession an attempt to duck the big-picture problems with racially discriminatory marijuana arrests?
Jan 8, 2014 / Matt Taylor
Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America
The author's half-forgotten masterpiece, Benito Cereno, provides fascinating insight into issues of slavery, freedom, individualism—and Islamophobia.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Melville and the Language of Denial Melville and the Language of Denial
The events behind his story Benito Cereno are more than two centuries old, but the deceptions of racial inferiority that Melville exposes resonate today.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Toni Morrison
Three Ways to Fight Racism in 2014 Three Ways to Fight Racism in 2014
Key issues on my racial justice agenda for this year.
Jan 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith