Between Black and Right: Religiosity and the Roots of Black Conservatism

by Makani Themba-Nixon on March 21 2005, 12:00PM

My father, like many of his generation, negotiated between the clear-cut (and often violent) discipline of the church and a world of rapid change.

Topics: Religion

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Pleading Our Own Cause

by Makani Themba-Nixon on December 21 2003, 12:00PM

People of color are leading an effort to define media justice as a movement not for content-neutral reforms but a vision of racial justice.

Topics: Black, Elections & Politics

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Race in the ‘Post Third World’

by Makani Themba-Nixon on September 15 2001, 12:00PM

The UN becomes the flash point as groups vie for racism’s new meanings.

Topics: Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, International Affairs, Latina/o, Native

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Notorious Racist Mayor Challenged: Selma’s Unfinished March to Freedom

by Makani Themba-Nixon on August 25 2000, 12:00PM

Web Exclusive-The man who referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as “Martin Luther Coon” on national television in 1965 is still the mayor of Selma, Alabama. But on September 12, Mayor Joe Smitherman will face the most serious challenge of his 37-year reign.

Topics: Black, Civil Liberties, Elections & Politics

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Out Of Bounds:Don Byron Makes Music Beyond Category-And Gets Away With It

by Makani Themba-Nixon on November 20 1999, 12:00PM

"Certain blacks! Certain blacks do what they wanna…" -Art Ensemble of Chicago

Topics: Arts & Culture, Black, Schools & Youth

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Real Women Have Men: The New Cultural Offensive Against Black Career Women

by Makani Themba-Nixon on June 10 1998, 12:00PM

Makani Themba explores the new cultural offensive against Black career women.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Black, Gender & Sexuality

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