Purging the Unhealthy Value System of the American Literary World By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight It’s time writers free themselves from concepts like “break out books” and “making it.”
Leaning In with Alex P. Keaton By Nicole Cyrus Feature Born with serious CEO aspirations, Nicole Cyrus found her role model in a white kid from an ’80s sitcom.
Whiteness on the Couch By Natasha Stovall Feature Clinical psychologist Natasha Stovall looks at the vast spectrum of white people problems, and why we never talk about them in therapy.
Your Turn By Longreads Feature Damon Young looks back at his family’s journey toward homeownership, and what that can really mean when you’re black in America.
How the U.S. Systematically Puts Black Farmers Out of Business By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How America stacks the deck against black farmers.
A Frustrating Year of Reporting on Black Maternal Health By Danielle Jackson Feature Stories of women of color dying of childbirth have dominated headlines — but little has been done to change postpartum care.
Masters of Contradiction By Brittany Allen Feature Two new books offer fresh perspective on “Otherhood,” that condition in which characters do constant, exhausting battle — for the most part — inside their own heads.
The Resegregation of Charlotte’s Public Schools By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Charlotte, North Carolina, once embraced public school integration, but schools have become highly segregated again.
The Dangers of Renting While Black in Gentrifying Cities By Sari Botton Highlight Joseph Williams reports on the increasing vulnerability of renters like himself.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Legacy of Structural Neglect in Inner Cities By Mike Dang Highlight Coates has made a name for himself by pointing out how structural racism continues to pervade in the U.S.
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