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Transcending Race

A Review of Kenan Malik’s Not So Black and White: A History of Race from White Supremacy to Identity Politics (Hurst Publishers, 2023) Race remains one of society’s great delusions. It is modern civilisation’s most enduring superstition.…

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Queer Majority

The New Normal

My father was born in 1953 in Utah to a fairly conservative, white Mormon family. In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education began the long process of desegregating schools in…

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1 min

Who’s Black and Why? An Interview with Andrew Curran

In this episode of our Two for Tea podcast, editor-in-chief Iona Italia talks to Andrew Curran about his new anthology, prepared in collaboration with Henry Louis Gates, Who’s Black and Why: A…

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The 1619 Project: An Oversimplified Explanation

Casual critics of the 1619 Project usually focus on its basic conceit: the idea that the true founding of the United States occurred when the first African captives arrived in…

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10 min

White People and the Conversation About Race

It is always saddening when reasonable, thoughtful people fail to understand each other’s point of view in important conversations. It is even more unfortunate when they fail to respect each…

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9 min

The Enduring Importance of Eric Williams’ “Capitalism and Slavery”

As a new generation grapples with the effects of racism and capitalism, it is no surprise that Penguin Modern Classics has been publishing new editions of classic texts authored by…

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13 min

In Defence of Immigrants: A Reply to Lionel Shriver

In 2009, Lionel Shriver, the American author of the award-winning novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, and columnist at the Spectator, shared a deeply felt wish. As an immigrant…

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8 min

“The Great American Race Game.” Film Review

In its struggle against left-liberalism, one of the conundrums faced by the Anglo-American right in all its hues is how to shake off its longstanding image as a shady coterie…

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9 min

Transcending Racial Divisions: Will You Stand by Me?, by Christine Louis Dit-Sully

Can humanity transcend racial divisions? It might seem like a quixotic venture, given how pervasive race-related thinking still is in society. Not a day goes by without a race-related controversy…

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Politics

America Is Not a White Supremacist Nation

It has become fashionable in some left-wing circles to regard the US as a white supremacist state. Until about 2017, white supremacists were people who burned crosses on church lawns…

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4 min

Politics

What Ibram X. Kendi Gets Wrong About Reparations

Prominent scholar and activist Dr. Ibram X. Kendi has claimed, “To oppose reparations is to be racist. To support reparations is to be anti-racist.” But is Kendi right? One way…

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16 min

Politics

“Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Eddo Lodge

Reni Eddo Lodge’s 2018 Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race has scooped six literary awards and received near-universal praise and Lodge has recently been voted one…

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Race

Transcending Race

The New Normal

Who’s Black and Why? An Interview with Andrew Curran

The 1619 Project: An Oversimplified Explanation

White People and the Conversation About Race

The Enduring Importance of Eric Williams’ “Capitalism and Slavery”

In Defence of Immigrants: A Reply to Lionel Shriver

“The Great American Race Game.” Film Review

Transcending Racial Divisions: Will You Stand by Me?, by Christine Louis Dit-Sully

America Is Not a White Supremacist Nation

What Ibram X. Kendi Gets Wrong About Reparations

“Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by Reni Eddo Lodge

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