“Accidental Courtesy” chronicles Davis’ fascination with the K.K.K., from the 1980s through his current work with the Klan, American Nazis and other white supremacists and separatists.
Racial Justice
Posted inFaith, News
On MLK anniversary, Bishop Braxton reminds Vatican panel that racial divide in church continues
“The racial divide in the United States and, sadly, in the Catholic Church in the United States is not something of the past. It is very much something of the present,” the bishop said.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How Ferguson and Michael Brown helped me understand my baptismal vows
“Where might you expect to find the baptized?” asks Rowan Williams in Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer. “In the neighbourhood of chaos,” he replies.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Can movies like “Get Out” scare us into being better people?
Under the jump scares and the improvised weapons “Get Out” is subtle and disturbing.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Showing racial bias saves a man’s life on death row in Texas
“This decision reflects the extent to which the death penalty is racially biased and a broken policy,” said Karen Clifton,
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Do social justice documentaries just preach to the choir?
Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” a documentary about mass incarceration of African Americans nominated for an Oscar, is full of good words and bad images.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ James Baldwin & Black Lives Matter: A conversation with Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck is the director of “I Am Not Your Negro,” out in theaters this Friday.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Quebec attack against Muslims shocks Canada
Police are now describing the shooting as a “lone wolf” event and report that they are not seeking other suspects.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Learning to live with identity politics in the age of Trump
A lesson from philosopher Charles Taylor: the key feature of modern times is pluralism.
Posted inArts & Culture
Living in James Baldwin’s America
The world is not white; white is [merely] a metaphor for power.