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The Tormented Tenth: What W.E.B. Du Bois Didn’t Foresee

In his essay “The Talented Tenth,” W.E.B. Du Bois called on the best and brightest African-Americans to distinguish themselves “from the…
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Woody LewisFeb 15
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After Blackstar

After Blackstar

Near the northwestern corner of San Francisco, as you head out on Geary Boulevard toward the water, you pass through a zone of thin white…
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Woody LewisJan 12
Ethnic Cleansing in America

Ethnic Cleansing in America

Consider this scenario.
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Woody LewisFeb 12
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Filling the void

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Filling the void

Toni Morrison provided the authoritative blurb for Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me, winner of the 2015 National Book Award for…
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Woody LewisNov 19, 2015
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Tammy Faye Channels Nico

Tammy Faye Channels Nico

(Originally published 9/12/2014) Last night, Tammy Faye Starlite channeled Nico, the legendary Velvet Underground singer. At the opening of…
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Woody LewisOct 26, 2015
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

Walter Isaacson’s review of A Spy Among Friends, the latest study of British double agent Kim Philby, is itself a study in meta-narrative…
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Woody LewisOct 16, 2015
Tech Journalism: Reality Distortion or Oxymoron?

Tech Journalism: Reality Distortion or Oxymoron?

Let me start by saying that I never dis the coast I’m not on. I spent half my life in California, but never made fun of my native New York…
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Woody LewisOct 14, 2015
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Woody LewisNov 4, 20157 min read

Retablo

They tell us to shape up two abreast. Those who have no English mill around until the others show them what to do. I am near the front of the…

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Woody LewisNov 4, 20151 min read

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The Ticking is the Bomb — Pebble Lake Review

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