Obama’s Back! | The New York Times
Facebook0 Twitter0 Mail Charles M. Blow, The New York Times Former President Barack Obama will deliver a speech that will preview his 2018 midterm election message and provide his most…
Arthur Ashe’s real legacy was his activism, not his tennis | The Guardian
Fifty years ago this week, Arthur Ashe shocked the tennis world by winning the men’s singles at the first US Open. No one had expected a fifth-seeded, 25-year-old amateur on…
Race, Class Impact Houston Resisdents’ Recovery From Hurricane Harvey | Colorlines
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, devastating Houston and its surrounding areas. More than a year later, with much of the state recovered, lower-income earning Houstonians…
James Baldwin: How To Cool It | Esquire
In Esquire’s July 1968 issue, published just after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the magazine talked to James Baldwin about the state of race relations in the country.…
Common and His Mother Help Raise Funds for Public Schools Nationwide | Ebony
The two kicked off the campaign by making a $10,000 donation to the organization and visited a class in New York City where they spent time with the students. Common…
The Religion of Whiteness Becomes a Suicide Cult | The New York Times
Facebook0 Twitter0 Mail Pankaj Mishra, The New York Times Matt Chase, Featured Image White men,” an obscure Australian academic named Charles Henry Pearson predicted in his 1893 book “National Life…
Detroit Schools Turn Off Drinking Water, Citing Elevated Lead and Copper | The New York Times
Since 2016, water testing in the district has found elevated levels of lead or copper in dozens of schools. And while it is unclear how many of the district’s 106…
When Having a Progressive Record Isn’t Enough | The Atlantic
Mike Capuano has been a progressive force for decades. The Massachusetts congressman backed “Medicare for All” well before it was fashionable, and he led the effort to make Somerville a…
‘It’s hidden history’: the race to save one man’s collection of black Americana | The Guardian
Oran Z’s house is so crammed with black American memorabilia there is barely room to move. The hallways are lined with glass-fronted display cabinets and plastic storage crates filled with…
Why LeBron James has carried us long enough The Guardian
When CNN anchor Don Lemon last month asked LeBron James if he harbored any presidential aspirations, it was a question that exemplified two staggering current tales. The incredible transformation of…