Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie

Ibram X. Kendi writes: “Why are police officers rarely charged for taking black lives, and when they are, why do juries rarely convict? . . . The deeper answer is that black death matters. . . . In these high-profile cases, it is not just police officers who are...

Other: Mixed Race in America

The Washington Post produced “this five-part miniseries will introduce you to stories of mixed race Americans who are grappling with questions about who they are, and what it means to be an American today.”  Listen to them here.

Searching for the promise of Juneteenth

Autumn Allen describes her reaction to a news story about Charleena Lyles, a black woman who was shot by police inside her own home in front of her children after calling the police because she believed her house was being broken into as well as resistance to...