White Fragility, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, and the Weight of History
by Justin Gomer and Christopher Petrella On July 3, The Boston Globe published a controversial, if predictable, op-ed entitled “In
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Higher Education
Neo-McCarthyism and the Radical Professor
It is never easy to be a critical intellectual in a bourgeois democracy—a society that professes egalitarian values while aggressively
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On Government Handouts: Sports Stadiums or Schools?
*Co-authored by Justin Gomer and Jackson Hille This March, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) finalized a
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The History and Significance of Kente Cloth in the Black Diaspora
This spring thousands of college students will march across commencement stages to receive their degrees. Many of these students will
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A Case for Reparations at the University of Chicago
Julia Leakes yearned to be reunited with her family. In 1853, her two sisters showed up for sale along with
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