Bijan C. Bayne has written a smart piece on The Root about the legacy and continued relevance of the Negro Spirit Guide in pop culture. His is a response to Tina Brown's disturbing argument that Obama will serve as a magical Negro Spirit Guide in the...

Patchogue, N.Y.: The tragic murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant by high school star athlete, who set out with a group of friends to attack "a Mexican," should call attention to the high levels of bigotry and anti-immigrant sentiment in certain Long...

Yesterday afternoon, New York's City Council passed a resolution in support of the Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights. Domestic Workers United (DWU) held a rousing rally and press conference on the steps before the vote. I haven't seen any coverage yet,...

Here is an anthropologist doing something truly interesting. In his new book, Chanting Down the New Jerusalem: Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean, Francio Guadeloupe examines the culture and attitude generated by radio disc jockeys...

Gay marriage begins in Connecticut.