Black Votes Matter
Basically every major national publication has done some version of a particular story. You know the one; they send a reporter to some place (often a »
Coming to Terms with Being Black in America
The recent attention focused on police shootings of unarmed black men has really brought into focus some thoughts I’ve been having about my childhood. I »
A Blast from the Past: African-Americans and the Republican Party
I wrote this essay as a final paper for AAS 201 (Intro to African American Studies) at Princeton in Fall 2008. Given the current state of »
Sports Fandom and Morality
Almost any list of top-rated TV shows in the United States will have football near the top, regardless of the teams playing. This is despite several »
Welcome to Ghost
You're live! Nice. We've put together a little post to introduce you to the Ghost editor and get you started. You can »