A Journal of Ideas

Racism

Why Fannie Lou Hamer Endures

She’s mostly remembered for one famous speech. Her actual legacy is far greater than that.

By Claire Potter

Racial Equity: Where's the Fierce Urgency of Now?

By Maurice Mitchell

A Fair Shake for Black Workers

We know why labor market racial discrimination exists. Do we have the will to fix it?

By Valerie Wilson William Darity Jr.

Beyond Racial Liberalism

The values and ideas that must animate our new fight for racial justice.

By Felicia Wong Kyle Strickland

It’s Time for Transportation Equity

Just as there has been redlining in housing, so does our physical infrastructure reveal a legacy of discrimination. It’s time to eliminate it.

By Anthony Foxx