When Jokes Regarding Race Age Poorly
Something that was hilarious in the ’80s can age into offensive humor
Jeremy Helligar
My Childhood on Creepy Santa’s Lap
He was my version of clowns, a symbol of jolly that scared the hell out of me
The Burden of Being the Only Black Guy at Work
Does the comfort of my White colleagues matter more than my own? (That’s a rhetorical question!)
How God Become the GOP’s Most Powerful Political Weapon
The biggest lie is the one religious conservatives tell themselves about Trump
How Christian Conservatives Turned Donald Trump Into their New God
In the absence of reason, God has become the GOP’s most powerful — and most ruthlessly abused — political weapon
To My Facebook Friends Banking on Donald Trump's Second Coming
I can't believe how many of you are still stuck in a MAGA fantasy
Does It Matter if Abraham Lincoln Was a Lover of Men?
A new documentary and a new Broadway play present overlapping portraits of an American icon as a flesh and blood man.
Why Black Men Resist Arrest
It’s not about defiance. It’s about survival
The Pointlessness of Pursuing ‘Diversity’
We’re all obsessing over the wrong thing
Racism Isn’t Funny — So Why Does Archie Bunker Make Me Laugh?
How I fell in love with ‘All in the Family’s’ resident bigot
Confederate Foolishness Ruined My Love of Blanch from Golden Girls
It complicates my feelings about my all-time favorite Southern belle
‘Black Don’t Crack’ Isn’t Much of a Compliment
It’s more like a stereotype gift-wrapped with a bow
JD Vance and the Like Are Entitled to Their Bad Opinions. And We Reserve the Right Call Them Out
They have a right to their opinion; I have a right to mine. And I can choose to express it by shaming them for theirs
Plot Twist: Donald Trump's Disciples are Decrying Violence
Where was the conservative outrage before the ex-president was shot at during a MAGA rally in Pennsylvania?
How Am I Going to Die?
When you're in your 20s death is a theory rather than a forgone conclusion. Now that I'm middle-aged, it's become an unhealthy obsession.
I'll Always Wear My Hoodies
Let’s not limit what Black men can comfortably wear because of racial subtext assigned to an article of clothing.
We’re Sorry You’re Unwell. But That’s Not Our Problem
Welcome to the legal pyramid scheme we call US healthcare
Was Goldilocks the Original Karen?
Two new Redfin ads unintentionally recast a children’s fairytale as the ultimate White privilege parable
Why I Told the World I Was Living With Cancer
It was as scary as coming out as gay more than 30 years ago — and equally empowering.