The vocation of surviving
Patrick B. Reyes reflects on the soils that have sustained him—and those that have poisoned him.
racism
Imagining our way out of systems of disgrace
Simone Drake’s book helps readers grow in understanding of a deeply marginalized group: black men.
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
Take & read: Ethics
An annotated list of the best new titles
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?
Love and horses
In C.E. Morgan’s world, anything goes as long as it’s couched in the language of the equine.
“At any given moment, I may need to be a psychologist, centurion, street lawyer, or soothsayer.”
Inventing a voice for Louis Till
John Edgar Wideman counters the official record of Emmett Till’s father with a more empathetic version.
I am a black man, and will always be so. Therefore, when I move about in the United States people first see my blackness and not my education. This means ongoing vulnerability because my blackness still is interpreted as criminal through a racialized lens.
There is a danger in responding to a film like Hidden Figures by congratulating ourselves on how far we’ve come.