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Nathalie Baptiste
Nathalie Baptiste is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. Follow @nhbaptiste
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
How a Campus Radical Became the First Woman to Run White House Photography Operation
Sharon Farmer says she “never kissed enough butt” to land a job on staff at a national newspaper. Then the White House hired her for the job of a lifetime.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Many Ways the University of Oklahoma Fraternity Scandal Reveals America’s Racism Denial
Bill Kristol blames rap music. And the fraternity’s lawyer says the racist chanters were “tarred and feathered.” (Yes, he did.)
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
CPAC 2015: Right-Wing American Dream Kind of Crappy
Republican politicians are rarely shy about expressing some hatred of the government, and Mia Love is no exception.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Atlantic Surging, Virginia Sinking
Rising sea level in Norfolk threatens the town, the Navy, and a state in denial.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
McMorris-Rodgers and Anti-Choice Marchers All For ‘Life’ Until It’s Born
She’s all for the fetus, until it’s born and needs health insurance. Or anything.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Five Years After Earthquake, Haiti Teeters Between Chaos and Hope
On a grim anniversary, much is left to be done. But a brewing political crisis could put a dent in those plans.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
How to Be a Walking ‘Confirmation Bias’ (Role Model: Mia Love)
It’s easy to write off Mia Love and Allen West but these very visible blacks hurt the quest for equality.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘All I Want For Christmas Is Justice!’ A Protester’s Dispatch
This is what the new civil rights movement looks like.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Nationwide Ferguson Protests Don’t Halt For the Holidays
This Thanksgiving week, cities from Boston to Oakland proved that America is in a new era of civil rights.