Artists

August 19, 2018

Why I Stopped Playing the ‘Strong Black Woman’

Minimizing our mental health, masking depression, staying busy, overeating or not eating at all, and normalizing all of it is killing us slowly. The post Why […]
August 19, 2018

‘BlacKkKlansman’ Reverses Film’s Historic Power Narrative Between Blacks and Whites

Spike Lee’s new film “BlacKkKlansman” subtly reverses depictions of White people and Black people in cinematic history. The post 'BlacKkKlansman' Reverses Film’s Historic Power Narrative Between […]
August 18, 2018

Faithfully Podcast Books: Kathy Khang on ‘Raise Your Voice: How to Speak Up and Why We Don’t’

Kathy Khang discusses themes in her new book, “Raise Your Voice: How to Speak Up and Why We Don’t,” with Faithfully Podcast Books host Nicola A. Menzie. […]
August 18, 2018

What Is Code-Switching and Why Do Black Americans Do It?

Code-switching would not be necessary if white privilege hadn’t been embedded in every social institution in American society for centuries. The post What Is Code-Switching and […]
August 18, 2018

After Peaceful Sit-In, ICE Agents Storm Facility and Remove 16 Migrant Fathers

Armed ICE officers reportedly stormed the facility’s hallways and arrested more than a dozen migrant parents who had only recently been reunited with their children. The […]
August 18, 2018

Unusual Murder Trial Underway for Ex-Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards

Former police officer Roy Oliver was charged with murder for fatally shooting Jordan Edwards, 15, in the back as the teen sat in a car that […]
August 16, 2018

Racism’s Deep Historic Roots in the North

Northerners wove Jim Crow racism into the fabric of their social, political, and economic lives in ways that shaped the history of the entire nation. The […]
August 16, 2018

Why Asylum-Seekers Cross the U.S. Border Illegally

Every month, thousands of asylum-seeking families cross the Rio Grande and turn themselves in to Border Patrol rather than line up at a port of entry. […]
August 15, 2018

There Are Two Kinds of Pain… You Have a Choice

In “The Equalizer 2,” Denzel Washington delivers the best line I have heard in a while: “There are two kinds of pain, a pain that hurts […]