Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Lessons from Chicago’s Black Arts Movement
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The remarkable flowering of the arts reflecting the Black Power movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was guided by a philosophy of self-determination.
Perspectives
The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks
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Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
Perspectives
23% of young black women now identify as bisexual
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According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But the share of women who say they’re bisexual has skyrocketed.
Perspectives
Breaking myths about black fatherhood this Father’s Day
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The inaccurate perception that African American families are devastated by absent fathers that need to return to their responsibilities informs policy and law formulation in a variety of harmful ways.
Race and Culture
The plunder of black wealth in Chicago, captured in film
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Black families in Chicago lost an estimated $4 billion due to predatory contract buying, a Duke University’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity study found. Artist in residence Bruce Orenstein spoke to surviving victims.
Perspectives
We’re in a golden age of black horror films
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For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners. But now we’re seeing a wave of films created by blacks and starring blacks.
Perspectives
How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping
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While the 2019 ‘Aladdin’ is a big improvement from the 1992 version, it still recycles some old tropes.
Perspectives
The US white majority will soon disappear forever
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By 2050, the US will be a ‘majority-minority’ country, with white non-Hispanics making up less than half of the total population.
Perspectives
The case for African American reparations, explained
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Thanks to demographic and political changes, Democratic contenders are addressing this issue for the first time.
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Martin Luther King Jr., women, and the possibility of growth
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The fabled civil rights leader’s treatment of women bears re-examining in the #MeToo era, as King demonstrated the capacity to evolve before his life was cut short.