How Halloween sitcom episodes teach kids to be weird On Halloween, the normal sitcom rules don't apply. Jack Lewis 6 days ago
Open Mike Eagle is proving black culture isn’t a monolith "Art rap" challenges our hip-hop stereotypes. Jack Lewis October 3
A love letter to the Green Tidings food truck Forget Stamp. Get lunch at Green Tidings. Jack Lewis September 24
Haitians are facing two threats: natural disaster and deportation At home and in the U.S., Haitians remain at risk. Jack Lewis September 11
A GQ writer’s powerful essay on Dylann Roof is a lesson on how to cover white supremacy We can't understand white supremacy if we don't write precisely. Jack Lewis September 6
The case for bat flips Like so many things, the culture of baseball is often discussed in terms of playing "the right way," when we really mean "the white way." Jack Lewis August 28
Comedy needs more Hari Kondabolus and fewer Bill Mahers Kondabolu brings a personal and an academic understanding of race to an art form that sorely needs it. Jack Lewis August 2
‘Baby Driver’s’ poor treatment of women is all too familiar When otherwise good movies minimize women, they perpetuate a systemically misogynistic media landscape. Jack Lewis July 11
The U.S. poet laureate matters — especially in uncertain times Poetry can reassure us, it can challenge us and it can educate us. A good poet laureate can do all those thing as well. Jack Lewis June 20
A longer summer break is dangerous for vulnerable children We cannot preserve a system in which summer means a vacation for some children and suffering for others. Jack Lewis May 31
Voter suppression is still threatening democracy today Purposeful restrictive voting laws and inconvenient practices are preventing minority groups from casting their ballots. Jack Lewis May 8
Hate crimes have surged since Trump’s election. America must keep better track of them. The government must reform its hate crime data collection process in the wake of Trump's victory. Jack Lewis May 2
Binge watching may do some shows a disservice There's a popular trend moving towards binge watching entire television series. But sometimes, episodes might be better watched separately. Jack Lewis April 17
Haiti doesn’t need our pity — it needs us to listen International aid to Haiti must uproot the legacy of colonialism, not perpetuate it. Jack Lewis April 11
Homeownership: the American Dream that has historically favored whites We need federal housing policy that acknowledges racial history in America. Jack Lewis April 3
Trump’s proposed after-school program cuts would have grave consequences Our president must be reminded that there is nothing abstract about the hunger of a poor child. Jack Lewis March 28
America’s changing attitudes toward drug abuse reflect racial bias America tends to start showing compassion only when the drug addicts are white. Jack Lewis March 6
Jeff Sessions’ decision to keep for-profit prisons is unethical By keeping for-profit prisons, the attorney general is serving corporate interests. Jack Lewis February 26
Saturday Night Live must find a way to satirize Trump without legitimizing him Donald Trump is already a comedic character. SNL must be careful not to normalize him as a public figure. Jack Lewis February 21
There’s no need to change baseball’s intentional walk The intentional walk has created many great moments in baseball. Jack Lewis February 13
