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Race Archive

Archives for February 2023

Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
What’s the future of Black horror?What’s the future of Black horror?
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The co-author of The Black Guy Dies First on the Oscars, Black horror, and the future of Hollywood’s attempts at inclusivity.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Cars transformed America. They also made people more vulnerable to the police.
Culture

How traffic stops became so dangerous for Black drivers.

By Marin Cogan
Ordinary Black lives should be remembered, too
Culture

In her new book Black Archives, Renata Cherlise makes the case for celebrating everyday Black joy.

By Gabrielle Ione Hickmon
Politics
The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explainedThe fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explained
Politics

Five Memphis police officers are facing murder charges over Nichols’s death.

By Ellen Ioanes, Sean Collins and 1 more
Money
How crypto failed Black investorsHow crypto failed Black investors
Money

The American financial system has long fallen short for Black communities. Crypto is just another iteration.

By Emily Stewart
Life
This Penn professor has been offending minorities for years. Will tenure save her?This Penn professor has been offending minorities for years. Will tenure save her?
Life

The University of Pennsylvania’s Amy Wax problem, explained.

By Jack Meserve
Politics
Buffalo, seven weeks after the massacreBuffalo, seven weeks after the massacre
Politics

With Tops supermarket set to reopen soon, progressive activist India Walton says, “Buffalo is back to business as usual.”

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
The controversy over AP African American studies, explainedThe controversy over AP African American studies, explained
Politics

The College Board is facing backlash from conservatives who want it to do less — and from left-leaning critics who say it isn’t doing enough.

By Fabiola Cineas