May 18, 2023
Cover Story
Editorial Board
I wanted to tap into the Cape Verdean experience to show the expansive and complicated nature of racism and that the experience with British and “American” oppression in North America was not the only experience of racism,
When I wrote my first published novel, The Man Who Fell From the Sky, I encountered considerable skepticism from a number of friends and colleagues. Why,…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Napoleon needed money, Jefferson needed land, and both wanted to contain Black rebels and ensure their rebellion did not spread to the United States.
My maternal grandfather was Haitian. I didn’t know him well – he died when I was about six. I don’t remember whether he smoked a pipe…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
local officials were unable and unwilling to stop Klan violence and were complicit, and federal troops rarely did anything to intervene.
Last month, a nearly all-White jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of murdering two White men - Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber - at a Black…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Claiming to protect children, Republicans are going after libraries and librarians instead of the police, gun manufacturers, and actual child sexual abusers.
Missouri Republicans in early April voted to cut all public funding for libraries as part of their state budget proposal. Leading the move was Cody Smith,…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Human beings fleeing persecution are not a “flood” or “surge.” And it’s not “illegal” when they cross the border to seek asylum.
Last year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the…
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