NO. 11

Summer 2026

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The Battle to Tell Black History

Brian Jones

The right-wing attacks on Black studies have devastating consequences, but they won’t stop people from telling our history.

The Forgotten History of the Civil Rights Movement’s Fight for Economic Justice

Nancy MacLean

By turning DEI into a slur, Trump and MAGA want to erase the radical promise of the movement that won civil rights.

The Supreme Court Blesses the Destruction of Black Electoral Power

Vincent M. Southerland

The court’s conservative supermajority has gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Israel’s New Lynching Law Was Inspired by America’s Death Penalty

Khury Petersen-Smith

The far-right rulers of Israel and the U.S. are pursuing a common project, in which an oppressive policy of one becomes a model for the other.

Inside the Nationwide Resistance to the ICE Invasions

Hadas Thier

The mass popular opposition to ICE “surges” led to a sea change in public opinion. Now organizers are asking: What’s next?

Inside the Nationwide Resistance to the ICE Invasions
This Afro-Brazilian Photographer Preserves the History of Black Resistance in Bahia

This Afro-Brazilian Photographer Preserves the History of Black Resistance in Bahia

Lázaro Roberto

& Hammer & Hope

Lázaro Roberto and the Zumví Archive weave memory and identity.

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Brings Queer Joy to Broadway

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Brings Queer Joy to Broadway

Zhailon Levingston

& Clover Hope

The musical’s co-director has transformed Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic into a campy and affirming spectacle.

Greg Tate Changed the Game

Timmhotep Aku,

Ivie Ani,

Lawrence Burney,

dream hampton,

Clover Hope,

Shamira Ibrahim,

Joan Morgan,

Shelley Nicole,

Alphonse Pierre,

& Hammer & Hope

Nine artists and writers, including Joan Morgan and dream hampton, reflect on how the legendary critic and musician inspired them.

Greg Tate Changed the Game

250 Years of White Supremacy

“Do You Understand Your Own Language?”

Robin D. G. Kelley

A Black studies primer on the Declaration of Independence.

“Do You Understand Your Own Language?”

Alice Coltrane Is Having a Moment

Ambre Dromgoole

The musician’s artistic and spiritual practices are fertile ground for imagining what Black liberation can look like today.

What Happened to June Jordan’s Land Reform Novel?

Roshan Abraham

For decades, the acclaimed poet worked on a manuscript that she believed could be a guide for a radical future of Black land stewardship. But it was never published.

These Black Georgians Refuse to Be Silenced

Lisa Armstrong

A campaign to stop a railroad company’s land grab and protect Black ancestral sites shows just what the Voting Rights Act has been protecting all along.

These Black Georgians Refuse to Be Silenced

How Is Zohran Mamdani Doing?

Fahd Ahmed,

Jasmine Gripper,

Mariame Kaba,

Chenjerai Kumanyika,

Juanita O. Lewis,

Maya Meredith,

Astra Taylor,

Josie Wells,

& Julie Xu

Nine New Yorkers discuss the first six months of the Mamdani administration.

How Is Zohran Mamdani Doing?