African Americans Are More Than Just Africans in America
*African American life is defined by the shadow of its brutal domestic history. Born to a lineage caste from the iron of slave shackles, and outlined in Federal Housing Administration […]
The Decadent Veil: Black America’s Wealth Illusion
I write this piece following the ground work laid by W.E.B. Dubois’s Veil of Double Consciousness. The veil he described was a visualization of the racial duality blacks take on […]
My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader
My parents’ home, in Umujieze, Nigeria, stands on a hilly plot that has been in our family for more than a hundred years. Traditionally, the Igbo people bury their dead […]
The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality
On a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at […]
Ending the Slavery Blame-Game
THANKS to an unlikely confluence of history and genetics the fact that he is African-American and president Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to reshape the debate over […]
What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
The racial wealth gap in America is both striking and durable. It is neither inexplicable that the gap exists, given the history of the country, nor surprising that it persists, […]
Forty Acres and a Mule in the 21st Century*
In general, a program of reparations is intended to achieve three objectives:acknowledgment of a grievous injustice, redress for the injustice, and closure of the grievances held by the group subjected […]
The Roadmap to Reparations
In recent weeks as Democratic candidates have announced their bid for the Presidential nomination of the party, the national discussion is shifting from the U.S.-Mexico border and DACA to a […]
The Case for Reparations
Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral […]
Sociology of Race (various Sociological Definitions/Explanations)
The sociology of race is the study of race and race relations. It has long been a central concern of sociologists. The assignment of individuals to racial categories profoundly affects […]
