A new book shows how African masks changed the world of modern art, influencing Picasso and other modernists, and paving the way for the Black art renaissance. Read more ›
A new book explores the relationship between LGBTQI+ communities and the criminal justice system — particularly the violence inflicted on the marginalized communities. Read more ›
A new study looks at whether implicit or explicit racial bias plays a part in why autism spectrum disorder isn't always identified quickly in Black and Hispanic children Read more ›
A new book seeks to disrupt prevailing notions about the history of the African slave trade by focusing on early encounters between Europeans and Africans starting in the 15th century. Read more ›
As the nation debated women's suffrage in the 20th century, two very different but influential magazines devoted special issues to the cause. Read more ›
Prof. Lavelle Porter chronicles the history of the black academic novel and explores the black intellectual’s tumultuous relationship with institutional academia in "The Blackademic Life." Read more ›
Racial disparities in probation re-arrests have existed for decades — and looking to the past may be our best hope to address mass incarceration. Read more ›
In “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas,” Corey Robin tells of Thomas' transformation from left-wing black nationalist to controversial conservative. Read more ›