African American Politics

Barack Obama, Reparations, Race Matters, Ta-Nehisi Coates, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
‘Better Is Good’: Obama on Reparations, Civil Rights, and the Art of the Possible The second in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president
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U.S. Black lawmakers struggle to counter the redistricting landscape And when Black state legislators huddled in New Orleans earlier this month, that’s all they talked about.
African American History, African American Politics, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
The Making of a Black President In his January/February 2017 cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House.
African American Politics, African American Society, African American President, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
The Problem With Obama’s Faith in White America – The Atlantic The president’s optimism about race blinded him to the pervasiveness and stubborn persistence of racism.
African American History, African American Politics, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
My President Was Black – The Atlantic A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next
Michigan Elections, Michigan Voters, Voter Discrimination, Voter Suppression, Voter ID, Gerrymandering, Michigan NAACP, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
This is not what democracy looks like: Michigan House pushes to disenfranchise more of its own voters For all those who still believe we should give the Age of Trump a chance, please start paying attention.
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Democratic National Committee, DNC, 2016 Presidential Election, Liberals, Conservative, Racial Politics, Identity Politics, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
North Carolina’s New Rainbow Coalition How identity politics helped give Democrats one victory in a disastrous election cycle
Jessie Jackson, Jessie Jackson Campaign, Jessie Jackson Presidential Campaign, 1984 US Presidential Campaign, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Keep Hope Alive
Gretna Louisiana, Gretna, Lousiana, Police Brutality, Police Corruption, Racial Profiling, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Welcome to the Arrest Capital of the United States When you cross into the New Orleans suburb of Gretna, Louisiana, over the Crescent City Connection bridge there is no sign that says, “Welcome to the Arrest Capital of the United States.”
Shirley Chisholm, African American History, Black History, African American Politics, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
When Shirley Chisholm Ran for President, Few Would Say: “I’m With Her” The congresswoman tried to win the White House by consolidating the black vote and the women's vote, but she ran into trouble