racism
‘Mudbound’: Dreams in Brown
If the plot of Mudbound is familiar, its very repetition is devastating, especially in this moment in US history, when Trump and white supremacists dig up the past -- legacies of racism, abuse, and fear -- and make them horrifyingly incessant, inescapable.
American Basement: Race and Horror in the Architectural Imaginary
Why is it that exploitative home-based prisons set in the homes of white men feature largely in the social imaginary these days?
NYFF 2017: ‘Mudbound’
Dee Rees’ churning and melodramatic epic follows two families in 1940s Mississippi, one black and one white, and the wars they fight abroad and at home.
Reason on the Cusp of Madness: Anti-Semitism and Mihail Sebastian
The ease with which one can draw a line from the message of For Two Thousand Years to the events of 2017 is almost too terrifying to contemplate.
Sundance 2017: ‘Whose Streets?’ + ‘Dayveon’
On opening night at the Sundance Film Festival, two films raised questions about how black Americans' experiences can be more effectively shared and understood.
‘Loving’, An Urgent Work of Compelling Quietude
Loving is particularly resonant at a time when many in America may feel as if their own inherent rights are on shaky ground.
America in the Age of Trump: Boycotts, Condonations, and ‘The Divide’
Is AntiBookClub's call to Penguin Random House to drop The Art of the Deal from their catalog an effective form of resistance?
The Misappropriate Commercialization of a Mina Mazzini Song
A television ad for a Las Vegas hotel featuring Mina Mazzini’s “Tintorella di Luna” seems like campy fun. But the subtext isn’t so innocent.
Are We Gon’ Be Alright? The Mental Health of Black People in America
Crises abound in America, but these times feel different. Are we Black people gon’ be alright?