african americans

Keep Questioning. Keep Protesting. Keep Voting: ‘When They Call You a Terrorist’

Keep Questioning. Keep Protesting. Keep Voting: ‘When They Call You a Terrorist’

The Black Lives Matter movement has disrupted an undeserved comfort and acceptance of an unjust society. Rightfully so.

‘Chocolate Cities’ Draws New Maps of Black American Life

‘Chocolate Cities’ Draws New Maps of Black American Life

A classic Parliament track inspires a new look at how black Americans moved, made connections, and created a nation-within-a-nation.

The Story of a Nation Built on Murder, Theft, and Cruelty

The Story of a Nation Built on Murder, Theft, and Cruelty

The specter of slavery draws unavoidable correlations to contemporary American society in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad.

A Religion Scholar Goes ‘In Search of Soul’, Comes Back with Ralph Ellison, Garcia Lorca, and Hip-Hop

A Religion Scholar Goes ‘In Search of Soul’, Comes Back with Ralph Ellison, Garcia Lorca, and Hip-Hop

Alejandro Nava ties black and brown art about survival to biblical values and stories.