On the Life and Times of Richard Pryor: An Interview with Scott Saul
This month, I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Professor Scott Saul on his recent book, Becoming Richard Pryor (New
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Author: Guy Emerson Mount
Should Barack Obama Endorse Bernie Sanders? The Left Turn and the Legacy
President Obama would never endorse Bernie Sanders on the eve of the Democratic primary. But he definitely should. And, in
Read moreWhen Slaves Go on Strike: W.E.B. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction 80 Years Later
Slaves freed themselves. With this majestic assertion in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois all but cemented Black Reconstruction as one of
Read moreCapitalism and Slavery: Reflections on the Williams Thesis
The thing we call slavery and the thing we call capitalism both continue to provoke scholars with their
Read moreWhen Cops Kill the Terrorists Win
On June 15, 1969 the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover, famously declared that the
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