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‘The Good Lord Bird’: Dark satire with a white-hot moral core

by Adam Lee Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes What kind of white man puts his life on the line to fight slavery? James McBride’s irreverent portrait of James Brown offers an answer.

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Conservatives Hate Critical Race Theory, Whatever That Is

by Adam Lee Jul 14, 2021

Reading Time: 6 minutes The American right wants to ban critical race theory, which they use as an umbrella term for anything and everything that makes white conservatives angry.

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Book Review: Caste

by Adam Lee Jun 30, 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutes A powerful lens through which to understand racism in America, highlighting its similarities to other systems of discrimination.

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White Supremacy Is Rooted in Fear

by Adam Lee Apr 21, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes Conservatives embrace white supremacy because they fear winding up on the other end of the unjust systems they constructed.

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White Privilege Makes Some Uncomfortable

by James A. Haught Mar 01, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes By James A. Haught Years ago, I visited our state’s former black mental hospital and fell into conversation with a witty, friendly, black psychiatrist. He taunted me: “You’re a racist, you know.” “No, no, no,” I protested — but he continued: “Just look at yourself. You were born white, male and smart. You could go […]