Arrested for Driving While Black: The Effortless Racism of America’s Criminal Justice System| Lit Hub
Irvin Weathersby Jr. on Racist Cops, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Traumatic Memory of Spending a Night in Chains
Let’s Make a Deal
Mateo Askaripour’s novel Black Buck skewers racism in startup culture.
Brevity Podcast, Episode #10, One-Minute Memoir (28:44)
At long last, the Brevity Podcast's episode of One-Minute Memoirs, including 15 amazing micro-essays and a talk between host Allison K Williams and Audio Editor Kathryn Rose. Show notes at the Brevity Blog.
Pulitzer Prize Winner Kendrick Lamar Goes Deep Into Religious Symbolism With 'Damn'
Religion, redemption and reconciliation are among the many themes running through the rapper's album, "Damn."
The Book of Kendrick: How DAMN. Transcends Religious Symbolism in Hip-Hop (Esquire)
Lamar grapples with damnation—and he wants to deliver us.
The Education of Hip Hop (The Atlantic)
What the musical genre reveals about America’s racially charged times and how it can serve as a valuable teaching tool
A Second Chance: Education's Role in Reversing Mass Incarceration (The Atlantic)
Why it's important to lift formerly incarcerated black men out of the crime cycle
