John H. McWhorter [19 titles]

1. Thus Spake Zora
   Zora Neale Hurston’s writing challenged black people as well as white.
   Summer 2009
2. Dead End
   Hubert Harrison’s militant, unproductive racial politics
   6 February 2009
3. The Ghost in Your iPod
   Will Marion Cook’s underappreciated musical legacy
   Autumn 2008
4. Looking Past Race
   Too many blacks are obsessed with racism, says Larry Elder.
   26 March 2008
5. Party of Chains
   The greatest oppressors of blacks have been Democrats, says Bruce Bartlett.
   8 February 2008
6. Hip-Hop Graduates from Thuggery
   Kanye West and other “conscious rappers” lead the music in a new direction.
   9 November 2007
7. All Over the Field
   Dave Zirin’s new “sports” book tells us more about the author than anything else.
   28 June 2007
8. How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back
   Violence, misogyny, and lawlessness are nothing to sing about.
   Summer 2003
9. Who Should Get into College?
   If the Supreme Court overturns race-based admissions, campuses can become truly meritocratic, diverse, and integrated.
   Spring 2003
10. Job Loss Didn’t Make the Underclass
    The history of Indianapolis shows that culture is mightier than economics.
    Autumn 2002
11. Going to the Doggs
    Popular culture boosts destructive stereotypes of blacks.
    Autumn 2002
12. Why Blacks Don’t Need Leaders
    We won civil rights long ago. Now success is up to individuals.
    Summer 2002
13. The Mau-Mauing at Harvard
    The fracas between Harvard’s new president and its top Afro-American studies profs highlights black academia’s fixation on victimhood and double standards.
    Spring 2002
14. The Reparations Racket
    America has already made amends for slavery.
    29 March 2002
15. The Campus Diversity Fraud
    Colleges justify racial preferences in the name of diversity. It’s a hokey defense of a bankrupt policy that they should scrap.
    Winter 2002
16. Racism Forever
    A recent conference on black Americans descends into farce.
    Winter 2002
17. Toward a Usable Black History
    It will help black Americans to recall that they have a history that transcends victimization and exclusion.
    Summer 2001
18. Why Blacks Should Give Bush a Chance
    Blacks may not believe it, but the current administration offers them their best hope in decades for achieving true equality.
    Spring 2001
19. What’s Holding Blacks Back?
    It’s black attitudes,
    not white racism, that’s to blame.
    Winter 2001