Posts Tagged ‘politics’
A Ballot Box Tactic Has Deep Historical Roots
Sherrilyn A. Ifill explains how barriers to voting unfairly impact Black Americans–and what it means for politics.
Read MoreThe Case of the Disappearing Black Voter
Here in Milwaukee, the housing crisis has an unusual impact on politics as Black voters have seemingly disappeared.
Read MoreAs Republican convention emphasizes diversity, racial incidents intrude
The Republican party’s new tactic, which embraces diversity, struggles as party members and supporters display racist behavior.
Read MoreFear of a Black President
Ta-Nehisi Coates examines the fine line walked by Barack Obama–and others– to find their identities as multiracial people.
Read MoreDoes Paul Ryan’s Black Ex-Girlfriend Matter?
A Republican’s presidential candidate’s dating history doesn’t mean his politics will be sensitive to the plight of Black Americans.
Read MoreMight the US Learn from This? France Reflects on Its Role in Wartime Fate of Jews
As one country takes resposibility for contributing to many Jewish deaths, we wonder if the USA will ever recognize its role in Black deaths.
Read MoreTea Party Groups In Tennessee Demand Textbooks Overlook U.S. Founder’s Slave-Owning History
Conservative activists in Texas want to rewrite history books and remove and mention of the Founding Fathers owning slaves.
Read MorePolitical Parties in Black and White
How the first African American voters started out with the Republican Party – and how most ended up voting with the Democratic Party today.
Read MoreObama’s race speech 4 years later: Has America changed?
President Obama worked hard to fulfill his promise to increase diversity, and it earned him the ire of his rightwing opponents.
Read MoreBiracial Man, 24, Goes From Homeless to Mayor
Svante Myrick became Ithaca, New York’s first Black mayor–and the youngest in the state–after sharing his story of homelessness.
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