Black bodies have been stereotyped, criminalized, and rendered invisible by what George Yancy calls the white gaze. In a recent book Yancy explores, among other things, the lived experiences of African Americans in relation to whites, the nature of whiteness, and the contours of effective white antiracist work. (Encore presentation.)

Greasers, red necks, crackers, hillbillies--the view of poor whites in the US, by the left as well as the mainstream, has not been a flattering one. Their racism in opposing civil rights and busing has been taken as a fixed phenomenon.  James Tracy and Amy Sonnie argue that there's more to the story.  They discuss the organizations formed by poor and working class whites in the 1960s and 70s, some allied with the Black Panthers, against racism and for social justice.

African Americans and Latinos acting in tandem could exert tremendous political force. Mark Sawyer examines factors that inhibit Latino-Black collaboration, including anti-Black racism among many Latinos, African American parochialism, and narrow visions of racial/ethnic identity. He also identifies points of commonality and convergence. And Juan Flores talks about the broader project of the book in which Sawyer's essay appears.

Born to slaves, Ida B. Wells was a muckraking journalist, a champion of women's rights, a newspaper editor and publisher, and the most prominent foe of the lynching of African Americans in the vicious backlash that followed post-Civil War Reconstruction. Historian Paula Giddings talks about the enduring relevance of Wells' life and work.

How do racial politics play out in a former imperial power like Britain? What do popular desires for a restoration of national greatness do to how racial others and foreigners are perceived and treated? Paul Gilroy discusses the prospects for a robust multiculturalism; he also talks about the significance of Bob Marley's music and politics.

Black bodies have been stereotyped, criminalized, and rendered invisible by what George Yancy calls the white gaze. In a new book Yancy explores, among other things, the lived experiences of African Americans in relation to whites, the nature of whiteness, and the contours of effective white antiracist work.