Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
03/01/2021
The For the People Act Is America’s Next Great Civil Rights Bill
Beyond voting reform and protections against discrimination, the bill is a roadmap to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable democracy.
03/02/2021
What’s happening in Texas and Mississippi has to stop
The historic winter storm that crippled Texas during the third week of February spotlighted the Lone Star State's pervasive history of structural racism.
02/26/2021
Beyond Black History Month
American society is more willing than ever before to speak out against racism and to embrace Black history, but we continue to make the fatal mistake of taking the concept of race itself for granted.
02/21/2021
We can finally meet the real Malcolm X
Malcolm X's radical legacy continues to undergo an extraordinary resurgence in American politics and culture over half a century after his death, 56 years ago this week.
02/22/2021
Do We Shave the Edges off of MLK?
Conversation with black history scholar Peniel Joseph on King’s shift from radical to revolutionary
02/11/2021
Beyond Donald Trump: When poisons curdle
02/08/2021
America besieged by racism, materialism, and militarism
01/06/2021
Don’t Exoticize Latino Voters; Report on Them as Americans
As journalists turn their attention to the inauguration and the 2022 midterms, report on Latinos like any other group of voters
01/27/2021
Harriet Tubman on $20 bill symbolizes a new era
01/20/2021
Raphael Warnock and the Solitude of the Black Senator
The Georgia pastor will be just the 11th Black U.S. senator. His victory came amid an attempt to delegitimize election results — a pattern for more than 150 years.
01/19/2021
John Wood Jr. : Talking About Race
John Wood Jr. joins The Babylon Project to talk about race, racial progress, critical race theory, and more.
01/14/2021