“What’s Going On?”: Race, Brutality, and Injustice Since Rodney King
On April 2, 1939, legendary R&B and soul singer Marvin Gaye was born. Known for a body of masterpieces, his
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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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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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The Rise of Global Conservatism and Resistance in the Age of Trump
The travel ban on Muslims and refugees. Withdrawal of federal protections for transgender students. The reinstatement of the global gag
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