African-Americans

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  • Bring me the fat head of Elton John

    Young men once fretted over sculpting the future, not whether they were going to get a sweaty power-handshake. What happened?
    By Cintra Wilson October 28, 1999

  • White men can jump

    When Baltimore, which is 65 percent black, chose a white as its next mayor, it marked a watershed event in the evolution of America's racial politics.
    By Debra Dickerson October 13, 1999

  • Bush: As compassionate as he has to be

    Just how far will George W. reach out to minorities? As far as he can without alienating any bigots.
    By Jake Tapper October 6, 1999

  • Navigating Nairobi

    For a Western woman, waiting on a rainy day at a matatu stand illuminates some inescapable truths.
    By Alicia Rebensdorf September 29, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    You pay your handyman more than your nanny?! Plus: Pop psychology Mach test too close to Cosmo quiz; "broadband warrior" Jermoluk is wrong about wireless.
    Letters to the Editor September 20, 1999

  • Theater in black and white

    Two Chicago plays -- "Jitney" and "Spinning into Butter" -- tackle racial issues from opposite sides of the tracks.
    By David Moberg August 16, 1999

  • Shopping at high speed while black

    Armed with an AmEx card designed to function silently, a scalawag aliased Raydog pulls a fast one.
    By Douglas Cruickshank July 15, 1999

  • Vive la diffirence

    A melting pot of several stories, "Summer of Sam" is a sprawling urban epic from Brooklyn's native son.
    By Sarah Vowell June 30, 1999

  • Bitter and blacker

    Chris Rock, the new heavyweight champ of humor, hits where it hurts.
    By Cintra Wilson June 22, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Walsh doesn't understand blacks' progress, or their frustration; how do we fight antibiotics' failure?
    Letters to the Editor June 18, 1999

  • Writing the Wayans way

    The Emmy-winning comedian takes on black icons like Al Sharpton and Magic Johnson in his book, "Bootleg."
    By Douglas J. Rowe June 16, 1999

  • Crying wolf

    Ellis Cose's Newsweek cover story set out to celebrate America's racial good news. So why did it wind up singing the same old despairing song?
    By Joan Walsh June 11, 1999

  • Capitol Hill's odd couple

    Guess what happens when a white conservative and a black liberal join forces?
    By Jake Tapper June 10, 1999

  • The master's last word

    "Juneteenth" offers a tantalizing new slice of Ralph Ellison's genius for capturing America's racial conundrums.
    By Colson Whitehead June 8, 1999

  • Sharps & flats

    There's no way you're going to pay $400 for a Duke Ellington box set. Here are five reissues that get to the center of the legend's vast genius.
    By Ezra Gale May 28, 1999

  • Wall Street lynching

    Falsely accused of bilking millions, a black bond trader talks about the frat-boy culture of high finance.
    By David Bowman May 27, 1999

  • When white means "weak"

    For urban high schoolers, it isn't news that whites are a minority in California.
    By Russell Morse March 19, 1999

  • Justice in Jasper

    King murder trial report: In the face of naked evil, the races in Jasper, Texas, come together.
    By Faulkner Fox February 26, 1999

  • Journey to the Center of a Race

    Fetzer Mills, Jr. interviews Randall Kenan, author of 'Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century.'
    By Fetzer Mills Jr. February 24, 1999

  • A new racial era for San Francisco schools

    A court settlement ending the city's 16-year experiment in desegregation marks acceptance of California's new racial realities.
    By Joan Walsh February 18, 1999

  • Our Kind Of People

    Karen Grigsby Bates reviews 'Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class' by Lawrence Otis Graham
    By Karen Grigsby Bates February 4, 1999

  • Cold front

    An ugly encounter on a Viennese metro colors a winter's day.
    By Mona R. Washington January 12, 1999

  • Baa baa black sheep

    There is no good reason why the black community should vote like the populations of communist countries, who lack the ability to exercise free choice.
    By David Horowitz November 9, 1998

  • Across the great divide

    If government programs can't solve America's racial dilemma, can love? Three new books take a fresh look at the ongoing challenge of black-and-white integration.
    By Gary Kamiya October 19, 1998

  • Beloved

    Jonathan Demme panders to Toni Morrison's guilt mongering in his brutal adaptation of 'Beloved'.
    By Charles Taylor October 16, 1998
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