African American
“Dayveon”: Growing up poor and Black in rural Arkansas
September 15, 2017Dayveon, the central character in Amman Abbasi’s new film, is a study in contrasts. He lives amidst great beauty and great danger.
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Langston Hughes: Working-class voice for equality, peace and socialism
May 25, 2017Langston Hughes is justifiably known as the Poet Laureate of the African-American people. He died May 22, 1967 in New York City.
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Why Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater matters: Creativity in the age of Trump
December 31, 2016Celebrating 40 years of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, the only theater in the U.S. whose mission is to eradicate racism.
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Remembering Claudia Jones, Communist leader who spoke for black women
December 24, 2016Jones’ analysis of black women’s oppression and her vision of black women as political activists remain meaningful even a half-century after her death.
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Remembering Shirley Chisholm
November 30, 2016According to Chisholm: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
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