What the Debate around Confederate Statues Says about Race and Party

I live a life of privilege.  As a tenured professor at an elite institution of higher education, I have access to resources that most Blacks don’t have.  If we’re being honest, I have access to resources that most White Americans don’t have.  Now, don’t get it twisted—it hasn’t always been this way.  To quote Langston […]

I consider myself to be a movie aficionado and, before my daughter was born, would go to the movies at least once a week.  I am particularly fond of independent films but will watch pretty much anything (except Westerns—I’m not big into Westerns).  I teach a course on Race, Media, and Politics and am keenly […]

Ten feet.  Ten feet of space was all that separated me from a man who chose to ornament his body with symbols of hate… I was volunteering at a back-to-school event in early August of 2016, where hundreds upon hundreds of families crowded into a local high school to receive free backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, […]