A lot has happened since Nas' album Hip-Hop Is Dead--Jena, Sean Bell, and other high-profile incidents of racist injustice--and the rapper's new album shows it. August 7, 2008
A public relations catastrophe could be in the making if dissenters manage to break through the media blockade surrounding the Olympics. August 6, 2008
In classified reports on anti-death penalty activism compiled by the Maryland State Police and Department of Homeland Security, I am known as "Dave Z." July 21, 2008
With his death, comedian George Carlin left behind a wealth of hilarious observations on human behavior--and razor-sharp barbs aimed at the U.S. government. June 27, 2008
With the release of his third album, hip-hop artist Immortal Technique continues his scathing indictment of U.S. society, from gentrification to the music industry. June 26, 2008
A new exhibit of photos of the civil rights movement on display at Atlanta's High Museum of Art vividly brings to life the fight for freedom in the South. June 26, 2008
The music of Bo Diddley, who died this month, opened up our ideas about music, race and culture, and the echo of it can be heard every time you turn on the radio.
June 12, 2008
There is an important and overlooked tide of condemnation of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa coming from that most global of sports, soccer. June 11, 2008
The mother of football player and casualty of war Pat Tillman talks about her family’s long road to learn the grim truth about Pat’s death in Afghanistan. June 6, 2008
You might think the fact that a female-driven movie, Sex and the City, topped the box office charts would be cause for celebration. Until you see the movie. June 5, 2008
