From the Journal of Pan African Studies, a special issue on Black Studies. From Law and Contemporary Problems, a special issue on race and socioeconomic class. From The Nation, a review of The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations by Ira Berlin and The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom by Steven Hahn. A review of Parallel Worlds: The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunt and the Enduring (In)significance of Melanin by Adele Logan Alexander. I feel your pain, unless you're from a different race. Race in America, race in music: Different trains, same two tracks. From The Chronicle, Imani Perry on the new black public intellectuals: Working to better one's community is as important as prestige and visibility. A review of Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power by David Beito and Linda Royster Beito. A review of “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films by Stephane Dunn. A review of White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race by George Yancy. The myth of black-on-black violence: As we head into another long, hot summer, the media — and black folks — need to retire this loaded term. Why aren't more blacks in the audience at Broadway plays? An interview with Lane Demas, author of Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football. Racial supremacy still sounds foolish (you can't cure white racism by turning it upside down), but the notion that human populations harbor significant differences? Take a moment to think about it — the black male body, that is. Pascal Robert asks, what happened to the black literary canon? A review of Acting White: The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation by Stuart Buck. Are that many black folks really on Twitter?
