Cultural critic Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah connects the dots for us.
GOOD READ: Hate Crimes Always Have A Logic: On The Oak Creek Gurudwara Shootings
A perspective on the Oak Creek, WI shootings from a member of the Sikh community
GOOD READS: New York Magazine on Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is actually the creation of a writer named Chloe Wofford. Who knew?
GOOD READS: #TrayvonMartin Around The Web
So much conversation–and now maybe some justice–for this young man.
Why Is The N.Y.P.D. After Me?
A 23-year-old New Yorker talks about having been stopped and frisked by NYPD at least five times.
Drake, Childish Gambino, and the Specter of Black Authenticity
Michael P. Jeffries on rappers advancing the black identity question, but not.
"Precious" Manipulation
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that, if you’re African American, you’ve probably been around or involved with at least one conversation–and maybe heated–about Lee Daniels’ film, Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Our house has been no different. So, to all the POVs out there, I offer this from my [...]







