America remains a nation sick from fear of black skin, and sick with the entitlement that goes with having white skin. By Sophia Nelson...

His supporters hark back to an 1860s fantasy of white male dominance. But the Confederacy won’t win in the long run By Rebecca Solnit |...

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by...

For the anniversary of Till’s murder, HuffPost talked to six young black men from around the country By Ja’han Jones | HuffPost |...

The South African trumpeter, who has died aged 78, spanned a huge variety of styles – from disco-pop to fiercely political jazz By Robin...

As the Boston Celtics star prepares to play in London, he talks to Donald McRae about race, the NBA and the death of his best friend By...

“Black-on-black crime” is an invention that was decades in the making EBONY SLAUGHTER-JOHNSON | ALTERNET | October 31, 2017 Days after...

I think we do need truth and reconciliation in America.  But truth and reconciliation are sequential. You can’t get to reconciliation...

In the wake of Barack Obama’s election to the presidency in 2008, a panicked GOP, citing illusory ‘voter fraud,’ did what it could...

What’s now called the alt-right actually began as a conservative resistance — against George W. Bush MATTHEW SHEFFIELD – Salon, December...

His research details the crisis of racial antagonism that helped Trump win. Updated by Jenée Desmond-Harrisjenee.desmondharris@voxmedia.c...

Geoffrey Dunn; Author, “The Lies of Sarah Palin’ Posted: 09/23/2012 Two weeks ago, conservative columnist Mark Steyn linked me to the...

No, it’s not the brutal, hate-twisted racism of the old days. Today’s Republicans are capable of adoring select right-wing...

America is a land of liberty and opportunity, and has admirably served as “a city upon a hill” in the words of Puritan John Winthrop, who...

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson  Author and political analyst posted 1/2/2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself...

Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author and Political Analyst posted 10/11/11 Herman Cain knew two things were certain to happen when he blathered...

Keith Rushing – Communications Manager, Rights Working Group Posted: 10/4/11 01:16 PM ET Last week, a federal court’s decision allowed...

Paul Stoller, Professor of Anthropology,  West Chester University;   Author, ‘The Power of the Between’ :Posted: 9/14/11 02:22 PM ET By...

Steve Nelson/Head of the Calhoun School in Manhattan Posted: 8/25/11 06:30 PM ET Obscured by incessant chatter about the credit rating...