Editorials

So much has changed, and in a blink of an eye.

May 18 • Eddie

James Baldwin, “In Search of a Majority: An Address” (1960) reprinted in NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME

I think this speech is worth reading or rereading in this moment as the hoods come off and the pursuit of white power has made itself known explicitly.

May 11 • Eddie

2026 Book Tour Dates

I am so excited about my new book, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. As we celebrate 250 years since the founding, it’s time…

May 4 • Eddie

The Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

May 4 • Eddie

A Shooting and a Sound

On Saturday shots were fired at the White House Correspondents dinner.

Apr 27 • Eddie

A Long Way From 'Family of Man'

I have been thinking about Vaclav Havel a lot lately.

Apr 20 • Eddie

Our Moral Crisis

We find ourselves facing a serious political crisis in this country.

Apr 13 • Eddie

Martin Luther King’s Easter Message

All around the world this weekend, Christians celebrated Easter.

Apr 6 • Eddie

The White Problem

I am teaching my James Baldwin seminar this semester, and this week we are reading selections of his writings from Randall Kenan’s edited volume, The…

Mar 30 • Eddie

Death of the Heart

Former FBI director and special counsel, Robert Mueller died at the age of 81.

Mar 23 • Eddie

My Love of Books

I love books, and I always have.

Mar 16 • Eddie

Paris in Spring

I had an opportunity to visit Paris over the last couple of days.

Mar 9 • Eddie

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