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Opponents of reparations argue that we've talked enough about race. But look at the way the GOP talks about it

New research challenges our understanding of man's earliest consumption of cannabis

Author and critic Stanley Crouch offers sharp and commonsensical views on President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, multiculturalism and the American identity, Spike Lee and Johnnie Cochran.

Joe Biden slipped in his "chains" claim, but the GOP routinely uses the theme of slavery to scare its white base

Racist teachings about Africa influenced American perceptions for centuries. Can Marvel's new film change that?

His invention had an extraordinary impact on how musicians create, and radically changed the way music is made.

Western do-gooders may want to help Africa stop the AIDS epidemic. But Helen Epstein's new book shows the most effective solutions are often the continent's own.

A new exhibit at the Museum of the Confederacy tells of slaves who supported slavery. But if former Gov. Doug Wilder's dream comes true, the nation's first slavery museum will tell a different -- and harsher -- story.

Why stop in Anchorage on the way from Tahiti to Paris? Plus, the mysteries of the Muslim qibla.

Conservative Christians have always found something in the Bible to justify all kinds of hate and evil. A history

Even for reform-minded Founding Fathers, "separate but equal" was more important than "all men are created equal"

Louis Congo became the punisher, doling out brutal whippings, brandings and even hangings to his own people

What's what in world music: the Salon critics' guide

Senegalese President Macky Sall insisted he is "still not ready to decriminalize homosexuality"