Blackfeet Elder Refuses to Be Son-in-Law Rick Reilly’s ‘Uncle Tom’ Blackfeet Elder Refuses to Be Son-in-Law Rick Reilly’s ‘Uncle Tom’
Rick Reilly’s Native American father-in-law sets the record straight and says he won't be anyone’s “Uncle Tom.”
Oct 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women
The House stood and applauded the shooting death of Miriam Carey, further perpetuating the idea that black women’s lives are not worth as much as others.
Oct 8, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Racism and Cruelty: What’s Behind the GOP’s Healthcare Agenda? Racism and Cruelty: What’s Behind the GOP’s Healthcare Agenda?
Republicans replay their Southern Strategy in an attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
Oct 8, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’? Will the Right Paint NYC’s Next First Lady as an ‘Angry Black Woman’?
After tagging Bill de Blasio a “commie,” how will they twist the image of Chirlane McCray?
Oct 3, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Why We Write About Oppression Why We Write About Oppression
No one feels a sense of moral superiority when talking about their own discrimination.
Sep 27, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Rick Reilly and the Most Irredeemably Stupid Defense of the Redskins Name You Will Ever Read Rick Reilly and the Most Irredeemably Stupid Defense of the Redskins Name You Will Ever Read
Rick Reilly of ESPN argues that Native Americans love the word “Redskins” and people who hate it are all white. Seriously.
Sep 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What? Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What?
The City of Chicago has paid tens of millions of dollars in settlements with victims of brutality under Police Commander Jon Burge. But justice is far from done—and some vict...
Sep 18, 2013 / Flint Taylor
Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell
You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.
Sep 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck Jonathan Ferrell, Former Football Player, Killed by Police After Seeking Help Following Car Wreck
The death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, former Florida A&M safety, demands our attention.
Sep 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin
A Conversation With Kiese Laymon A Conversation With Kiese Laymon
Roxane Gay talks with the author about his writing and the work that writing does.
Sep 12, 2013 / Roxane Gay