Two years in, the movement continues to grow, as does the list of protested deaths.

The tensions between NYC police officers and protesters were very apparent.

On Feb 25th Camille Paglia a self-identified ldquo dissident feminist rdquo was interviewed for our blog During the interview Paglia described what she believes is wrong with American feminism today After the great victory won by my insurgent pro-sex pro-fashion wing of feminism in the 199

On Aug 5 2014 I began a poetry series for this site that aims to focus on poets whose work centers on the struggles of often-marginalized peoples within the United States I started the conversation with Rigoberto Gonzalez on his collection Unpeopled Eden concentrating on the elements of loss g

I remember the first time I heard Steely Dan’s “Deacon Blues,” a song about winning and losing in life. I was 10 years old, attempting to explain the lyrics to my father. Sitting across from me in the kitchen of our old apartment, his acoustic guitar across his lap, my father respo

We asked members of the America Magazine staff to talk about the best (or most intriguing, or only) book they read in 2014.

On Dec 3 a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner on July 17 The decision arrives less than two weeks after a grand jury on Nov 24 reached a similar decision in the case of Ferguson Mo police officer Darren Wil

González is a Mexican-American poet and author of the new collection "Unpeopled Eden"

On May 28 at the age of 86 Dr Maya Angelou renowned poet and writer died Hers was sometimes a tragic life but also one filled with wonder and surprises nbsp Born in St Louis in 1928 Angelou moved to Stamps Arkansas when she was three After being sexually assaulted at the age of eight t

The work of James Baldwin should be more present in U.S. classrooms and added back to the Common Core.