Is the Jewish race thriftier than the Arab race?

I was a black boy at the height of the crack era, which meant that my instructors pitched education as the border between those who would prosper in America, and those who would be fed to the great hydra of prison, teenage pregnancy and murder.

You can live in the world of myth and be taken seriously.

The progressive approach to policy which directly addresses the effects of white supremacy is simple - talk about class and hope no one notices.

My mom used to tell me, I can't use this phrase on the radio - but basically don't be one of those dudes hanging on the corner.

I did not know then that this is what life is - just when you master the geometry of one world, it slips away, and suddenly again, you're swarmed by strange shapes and impossible angles.

The essence of American racism is disrespect.