Ben Carson and Black Politics in the GOP
March 3, 2016
So, the inevitable finally happened, Ben Carson finally conceded that he doesn’t “see a political path forward” for his campaign.
Category: African American Studies
Race and Criminal Justice, on the Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death
February 26, 2016
—Devon Johnson, Patricia Warren, and Amy Farrell Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American boy, died tragically on February 26, 2012. His death and the trial of his assailant evoked memories of our… READ MORE
Pushing the Klan Aside in Mississippi: My Memory of Alfred Skip Robinson
January 12, 2016
—Akinyele Umoja Alfred “Skip” Robinson is one of the most dynamic and charismatic individuals I have ever met. I first heard of Skip after a national demonstration in Tupelo, Mississippi… READ MORE
Katrina’s Lessons: Learned and Unlearned
September 1, 2015
—Robert Verchick In the last few years, I’ve commemorated the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in a new way: by pedaling along the self-guided “Levee Disaster Bike Tour.” I begin beneath… READ MORE
Remembering Katrina
August 25, 2015
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In reflection, we’d like to highlight a few recent books that explore the effects of the historic storm and its impact on… READ MORE
Playing (anti-)blackness: Expanding understandings of racism in sport
August 7, 2015
—Stanley I. Thangaraj The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Atlanta Hawks entered the 2015 playoff run as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, and with one of the best… READ MORE
To eradicate health care disparities, the Supreme Court needs enforcement
July 23, 2015
—Dayna Bowen Matthew In the long-awaited King v. Burwell ruling last month, the Supreme Court took a major step forward in the fight to eradicate the racial and ethnic health… READ MORE
Obama and the N-word
June 26, 2015
—Andra Gillespie The president said the N-word, and it became a top news story. Now, it wasn’t the first time a president said the word — recordings exist in which… READ MORE