the Facts issue
In “Their Finest,” Women Break Down Barriers with Propaganda
Their Finest is ultimately a film about whether we listen to propagandists feeding us “alternative facts” or to storytellers asking us to consider marginalized truths.
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Cuba is a Motherland: The face of resistance is female
All the male representation might lead an outsider to view Cuba as a patriarchy. But Cuba has always been a woman.
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“Extra Ordinary” is a Continuation of Black Radical Tradition
Nappy Nina’s debut EP floats in the air between Oakland and Brooklyn.
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“Underground” Highlights the Complexities of Life Under Slavery
In “Underground,” we found the love, hope, and determination of enslaved people that most of us weren’t exposed to in history class.
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Cloaking White Supremacy: Harry Potter’s legacy of blood purity
As issues of nationalism and xenophobia have dominated recent elections, the Harry Potter series has emerged as a weirdly relevant analog.
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“A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun” Reveals the Warmth of Gwendolyn Brooks
Angela Jackson’s new biography of Gwendolyn Brooks is a lovingly written genealogy of Black activism and art.
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“Black Girl” Unmasks the Phantoms of Colonialism
Black Girl resonates deeply with our own contemporary moment, mirroring U.S. treatment of groups marked as “alien” or “illegal.”
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Biopower to the People: Fitness Trackers Are Redefining What It Means to Be a Human Subject
Order has always been a human ideal—has it become a defining category of a worthy life?
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Adventures in Feministory: Eugenia Apostol
Eugenia Apostol has the unique distinction of helping to spark revolutions that would eventually unseat corrupt presidents.
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Unnatural Selection: How Racism Warps Scientific Truths
Why are traditional Native American ecologists, botanists, geneticists, and more cast aside as “mystics”?
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