"Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan."
On this episode, journalist Benjamin Herold unpacks the transformative boom-and-bust cycles and rapid demographic shifts that now define American suburbs.
For those of us who have a visceral objection to Confederate Memorial Day, how should we engage a worldview that embraces the mythology of the Lost Cause?
The mangling of American history has served to reinforce racism at the most fundamental level: through the stories and ideas we have passed on to our children.
It’s no secret that racism is pervasive in the Church. The fight for Black Catholic education and vocations in the 1960s and 1970s showcases one striking example.
“Racism is a system designed to mess with your head, and I think Black people need to forgive ourselves and one another for the different ways we respond to it.”
