Race
Aesthetics meets politics in Josephine Baker tribute
June 23, 2017Daryl Brooks continues the Black Ensemble Theater's tradition of exploring the way that music and artists have given consciousness to the experience of racial oppression.
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This week in history: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 20, 2017"The existence of racial barriers is repugnant to the ideals of any human society.”
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Cuba’s super-low infant mortality rate
January 4, 2017Cuban health officials attribute the stunningly low infant death rate to investments in primary care and public health infrastructure.
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“Loving”: The love that breaks the chains
December 7, 2016The film is the story of the successful challenge to racist laws, a story of courage and deep feelings well told.
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U.S. election exposes working class alienation and division
November 29, 2016The Democratic Party’s resort to identity politics left working people to their own devices. This year, some of them discovered Donald Trump.
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