Adolph Reed

Nov 25, 2024 | thesgnl.com | Gustav Jönsson |Adolph Reed

Ever since Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign in 2016, critics have often described his politics and his supporters’ as “racist.” It’s been a common view of Trump personally for longer than that—going back at least to 2011, when he started questioning whether Barack Obama was really born on American soil.

Dec 15, 2023 | nonsite.org | Adolph Reed |W.E.B. Du Bois

When I learned that the Obamas were producing a biopic on Bayard Rustin, I shuddered a bit in apprehension of what such a project would be. Reports from friends who saw it before I did were not encouraging.