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“America Does Not Deserve Me.” Why Black People Are Leaving the United States

by Peter Rubin October 12, 2023October 11, 2023

“The expats forging new lives in Puerto Viejo are part of a wider exodus of Black Americans from the U.S. in recent years, with many leaving for reasons that are explicitly political.”

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My Time Machine

by Krista Stevens August 10, 2023August 10, 2023

“The rules of historians are clear: put things in context, be dispassionate, and most of all, never say ‘we’ when you talk about the past.”

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Enslaved potter David Drake searched for his family. More than 150 years later, they’ve found him.

by Seyward Darby June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

“‘He was sending these messages,’ said Daisy Whitner, whom genealogists have identified as a descendent of Drake.”

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Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

“The show was a groundbreaking smash, but behind the scenes it devolved into such toxicity that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: ‘I failed.'”

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A Few Good Men

by Seyward Darby May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

“Jordan Neely’s killer and the racist violence at the heart of the American imperial project.”

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“They Just Need a Safe Place to Be:” How Public Transit Became the Last Safety Net In America

by Seyward Darby May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

“The surge in homelessness on transit systems creates a conundrum for agencies used to the old way of doing things.”

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Blue Daniel

by Seyward Darby May 2, 2023May 17, 2023

“The more the Editor and I talked, almost daily, at this point, the more I sought ways to create space between us—asking about his children, talking about my boyfriend.”

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Voice and Hammer

by Seyward Darby April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

“Harry Belafonte’s unfinished fight.”

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‘Why You Talking to a Bum?’

by Seyward Darby April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

“When the very presence of unhoused people on the Chicago Transit Authority is considered a public safety concern, who is the public, and what are we keeping them safe from?”

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Seyward Darby April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

“Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto repair shop in Alabama.”

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