Race and Ethnicity

Where Have All the Black Coaches Gone? Where Have All the Black Coaches Gone?

The path to the White House shouldn't be easier than the path to coach college football at Oregon State.

Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War

White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson

Obama’s Latino Vote Mandate Obama’s Latino Vote Mandate

Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.

Nov 18, 2008 / Feature / Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez

Uncooperative Housing Uncooperative Housing

As our spanking-new era of optimism dawns, ask yourself, How integrated is your neighborhood?

Nov 13, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Obama’s New Deal Obama’s New Deal

Obama has an opportunity to further racial and economic justice by fusing the New Deal and civil rights traditions.

Nov 13, 2008 / William P. Jones

Courage in Ohio Courage in Ohio

In a nation hungry for heroes on election day, blue-collar Ohio delivered.

Nov 6, 2008 / Connie Schultz

We, the People We, the People

America has a long way to go before we get to the "more perfect union" Obama promises. But the work has begun in earnest.

Nov 6, 2008 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Rocking the Black Vote Rocking the Black Vote

Dallas DJ Tom Joyner is encouraging African-American listeners to engage in electoral politics.

Oct 22, 2008 / Amy Alexander

Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black? Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black?

Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.

Oct 14, 2008 / Chocolate News

Joe Garcia Gaining Among Florida Republicans Joe Garcia Gaining Among Florida Republicans

In south Florida, Joe Garcia is taking on the GOP and the Cuban exile establishment.

Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / Ethan Porter

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