The March on Washington marked the beginning of a tumultuous half-year whose events would shape the decade’s legacy.
Youth
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Freedom Fighters—the Next Generation
An interview with Phillip Agnew, executive director of the Florida-based civil-rights group, the Dream Defenders.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
God Was My Freshman Roommate
Troy University is opening up a faith-based dorm this fall. Church-state separationists are not impressed.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Fighting Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
Protesters occupying the Florida Capitol in memory of Trayvon Martin want to change school policies that disproportionately suspend black students and often end in arrest.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Coming Home for the Recession
For some young, minority women, the economic downturn has reinforced more traditional living patterns.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Vacant Beauty, Boredom, and The Bling Ring
With her latest film, Sophia Coppola emerges as successor to Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, master of disaffection and alienation.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Recession That Always Was
For some Millennials, the new economy looks a lot like the old one.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Bright Kids, Small City
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has long been the sort of place where you grew up and got out. But with fewer opportunities elsewhere, many young people are choosing to stay.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Istanbul Rising
A stroll through the feverish streets of a city in turmoil.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Los Infiltradores
How three young undocumented activists risked everything to expose the injustices of immigrant detention—and invented a new form of protest.
