Race and Ethnicity

A Klatch of Civilizations A Klatch of Civilizations

As Survivor races to the bottom by dividing this season's contenders into race-based tribes, perhaps we can look to Starbucks for new models of how to blend in.

Sep 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams

A Light in Brooklyn A Light in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn, a beleaguered Arab-American community copes with bigotry and heightened government scrutiny post-9/11.

Sep 7, 2006 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

Tavis Smiley’s Covenant Tavis Smiley’s Covenant

Journalist, activist, philanthropist and self-promoter, Tavis Smiley has the political clout and the ability to energize and educate the black community in the best tradition of Ma...

Sep 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander

New Orleans Forsaken New Orleans Forsaken

One year later, how will we come to terms with what happened when Hurricane Katrina washed up the disenfranchised most people, including the President, have tried to forget?

Aug 31, 2006 / Feature / Gary Younge

Beyond Macaca: The Photograph That Haunts George Allen Beyond Macaca: The Photograph That Haunts George Allen

Virginia Senator George Allen claimed it was a "mistake" when he called an employee of his Democratic foe a racist name. But the leader of America's top racist group explains Allen...

Aug 29, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

Black Farms, Black Markets Black Farms, Black Markets

For black farmers, succeeding financially and bringing healthy food to urban markets remains an uphill battle against a lack of business contacts.

Aug 24, 2006 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor

How Harlem Eats How Harlem Eats

Urban restaurateurs, activists and consumers are seeking "food justice," insisting that healthy food shouldn't be a privilege for the wealthy and white.

Aug 24, 2006 / Feature / Mark Winston Griffith

A Sort of Homecoming A Sort of Homecoming

"The spell of Africa is upon me," wrote W.E.B. Du Bois in Liberia. Three new books document the enchantment and disenchantment of the continent for its descendants.

Aug 24, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Hazel Rowley

The Hard Edge of Hatred The Hard Edge of Hatred

American white supremacist groups have a long and ugly history of using anxieties over immigration as a recruitment tool. It's happening again, with a vengeance.

Aug 15, 2006 / Feature / Chip Berlet

Same Old Song Same Old Song

American history is marked by waves of immigrants--from Germans in the eighteenth century to Mexicans in the twenty-first--and by nativist backlashes against them.

Aug 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Tichenor

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