On AlterNet: black america

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "black america"

Why Did Whitney Die? How Double Consciousness Robs Black America of Its Artists

Nicholas Powers, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

The tragedy of Houston's passing signifies a battleground over values.

How Soul Train's Don Cornelius Helped Make Black America Visible

Felipe Delerme, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

Looking at the legacy of the beloved show host and newsman, who passed last week at age 75.

In the Age of Obama, Black America Suffering the Most

Gary Younge, The Nation. May 23, 2011.

Racial advancement is increasingly understood not as a process of social change but of individual promotion -- the elevation of a few black faces to high places.

Media Blackout In the Age of Obama

Salim Muwakkil, In These Times. October 13, 2010.

The election of the nation’s first black president has done little to improve media coverage of the nation’s black community.

Black-White Wealth Gap Continues to Widen in U.S.

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.

And the econopocalypse ain't gonna help.

The American Dream, or a Nightmare for Black America?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 17, 2007.

Forty years after the Civil Rights Era, African-Americans are falling further behind whites economically.