New President, Same Old Deal: The Parallels Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump
An evaluation of the first 100 days of the new President of the United States has become a tradition of
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Wyclef Jean on Black History, Haiti, and His New Album
Recently, I sat down with Wyclef Jean to discuss his new EP (Extended Play), “J’Ouvert” and how it reflects his
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Black Masculinity in Comic Books: An Interview with Jonathan Gayles
This month, I interviewed Dr. Jonathan Gayles, Associate Professor of African-American Studies and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Learning at Georgia
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Social Death and Insurgent Discourses in Jordan Peele’s “Get Out”
*Editor’s Note: This essay contains spoilers* As Jordan Peele’s blockbuster hit Get Out progresses, Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) discovers that
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Opening the Racist Closets of History: Seven Well-Meaning Americans
It seems as if everyone—except his racist supporters—are recognizing the obvious: Donald Trump is a racist. But racism extends far
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