August 6, 2012
—Shayne Lee NFL superstar Michael Vick is crisscrossing the airwaves promoting his forthcoming memoir, Finally Free. His whirlwind media tour includes recent interviews on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Piers Morgan… READ MORE
July 30, 2012
—Kyla Wazana Tompkins In the conclusion to Racial Indigestion I have a line where I say, “I am sick to death of food.” I wrote and erased that line about ten times… READ MORE
July 23, 2012
—Andreana Clay Much has been said about Frank Ocean in the past two weeks: his debut album, Channel Orange, was just released and has received positive reviews. Perhaps more importantly,… READ MORE
July 5, 2012
—Helen K. Kim and Noah S. Leavitt A quick search through the internet uncovers many comments about romantic attachments between Asian-Americans and Jews, ranging from the serious to the silly…. READ MORE
July 3, 2012
—Kidada E. Williams On June 17, The New York Times ran “Meet Your Cousin, the First Lady: A Family Story, Long Hidden,” an article by Rachel L. Swarns, the author… READ MORE
June 15, 2012
—Michael A. Olivas Recent U.S. Census figures have noted the rise in Latino births, resulting in the demographic developments that will make Latino children such a substantial public school population,… READ MORE
April 30, 2012
by Kyla Tompkins So, people have been sending me the link to the premier article on the ‘racist cake’ spectacle, asking me what I think of the most recent eruption of a trope… READ MORE
April 27, 2012
By Michael A. Olivas In his recent Americas Quarterly article, “The Dream Deferred,” fellow NYU Press author Marcelo Suárez-Orozco usefully sketches the demographic developments in the United States that have combined to… READ MORE