Now comes the time for us to submit Barack Obama for the judgement of history.
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A Lament for Barack Hussein Obama
Now, it’s about time I admit that the faith I placed in Obama led me exactly where I always thought that type of faith would. Nowhere.
Race and Representation: Lessons From a Biracial Candidate’s Bid For President in West Africa
This year, 47 people ran for president in Benin, a country with a population of just over 10 million. In other words, a nation with less than half the population …
Who’s Responsible for Mass Incarceration?
Two major articles by criminal justice experts last week roundly criticized Hillary Clinton for her support of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Both pieces are …
Are Anti-Poverty Programs Really Substitutes for Reparations?
Racial inequality and economic inequality are not synonyms. That premise is the foundation behind an intellectual skirmish between The Atlantic columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates and other commentators about Presidential candidate Bernie …
Or, Can She?
“We need to take these people on. They are often connected to drug cartels. They are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that …
Straw Freshmen: Why the War on Campus PC Culture is Bullshit
PC culture. It’s the new evil gripping the millennials of this country, coddling all of our college students so they become unquestioning, reactive drones; social justice warriors who put their …
“It’s Not Even Surprising Anymore”: Middle School Students React to Police Brutality
Editor’s Note: This gallery is a complimentary piece to Clara Green’s article “The True Crime” about the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Five days after the school year started in Atlanta, …
The True Crime: Atlanta Public Schools after the Cheating Scandal
One day after nine educators were sentenced to prison in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal, standardized testing began across the state of Georgia. I am a graduate of the …
Low Post-Blackness: Race and the Status of the NBA
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is a big game hunter. His next target? The NFL. As Silver’s first full season as commissioner comes to an end he is undoubtedly still floating …