University of Illinois Sued Over Racial Hiring Quotas
Lawsuit could provide a blueprint for the Trump administration as it seeks to challenge DEI
Read More“Black Dictionary,” by Jericho Brown
I turned myself into myself and was Jesus.I turned Jesus into a business and wasThe pastor of a megachurch. I turnedThe church out. I’m Whitney...
Read MoreBrit Awards 2025 red carpet: From Sabrina Carpenter to Charli XCX, the most daring looks
Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, and Teddy Swims are among the stars who walked the red carpet at this year’s Brit Awards tonight (Saturday...
Read MoreKendrick Lamar’s Meta-Performance at the Super Bowl
A sense of abasement hovers over the performer of the Super Bowl halftime show. It is slight, but it is there. The musician selected must be an...
Read MoreFederal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans
The sudden cuts to the federal workforce under President Donald Trump will likely throw a curveball into the retirement plans of many Americans,...
Read MoreThe Art and Automatons of Kara Walker
The art and automatons of Kara Walker. Walker’s new installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art offers us visions from both the past and...
Read MoreHow the “Subversive Genius” of Kendrick Lamar Sent Trump Home a Loser
The Philadelphia Eagles and Kendrick Lamar’s collective of geniuses made this the Super Bowl we needed.
Read MoreThe White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power
No president in the post-civil-rights era has been as racially aggressive as the now-47th president.
Read MoreBartees Strange’s Interior Hauntings
On his third studio album, “Horror,” the genre-spanning musician deconstructs old fears and finds ways to survive new ones.
Read MoreDEI Was Never Going to Save Us
Trump’s racist attacks on diversity initiatives must be resisted—but that shouldn’t prevent an honest conversation about the limits of what DEI...
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