A review of Race, Rights, and Justice by J. Angelo Corlett. Why did James Baldwin, the most incisive and prophetic observer of the painful complexities of race in America, spend most of the turbulent 1960s in Istanbul? An article on T.R.M. Howard, an unlikely civil rights hero. A review of Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power by David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito (and more). A patchwork history of hate: A rare KKK quilt becomes emblematic of how, over time, generations have left racial divisions behind. The race war that isn't: Media anxieties over "lynch mobs" and "brownshirts" demonstrate a telling lack of faith in contemporary America. Racism is not an either/or proposition: When did the R-word become as offensive as the N-word? From Swans, an investigation into the work of liberal foundations and anti-racism activism. In an era of US history marked by unprecedented strides in racial equality, suburban swimming pools seem to maintain time-warpish levels of racism. The Obama administration has told affluent Westchester County it can't continue to segregate low-income and minority housing — is it the end of the all-white suburb? The New Obama: You think you know "hope", "post-racial"? You ain't seen enough of the profound cheese from mogul Tyler Perry. The rise of the new Obamas: Must all black politicians be hailed as Obamas?
