Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: César Chávez and the pain of the silence born from assault
The revelations about Cesar Chavez remind us that are so many silences — which must all be broken, or we cannot hope ever to heal.
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Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: Juneteenth expands upon the Fourth of July’s celebration of freedom
The true significance of Juneteenth and its claim on the idea of freedom is different from, yet just as important as, that of the Fourth of July.
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: In British ‘royal racist’ scandal, don’t confuse simple curiosity with racism that knows how to hide
It's been all over the news for the past 10 days — after two years, we've finally been able to discover who exactly were the alleged "royal racists," who expressed...
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: Juneteenth must be a celebration — and a fight. Here’s why.
I didn't know until I was much older that growing up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, would forever unfit me to be a Black person in America. This is because what...
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: What do Confederate Memorial Day and Ketanji Brown Jackson have in common?
With the close of April 2022, it's worth noting that it's not only because of the unprecedented confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on...
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: How Toni Morrison’s use of the prefix ‘re-‘ captures our complicated racial history
On March 10, as part of a wave of similar moves by states across the country, the Florida legislature passed what supporters are calling the "Stop WOKE Act," a bill...
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: Here’s what Dave Chappelle understands about the housing battle in Yellow Springs, Ohio
We're not used to Dave Chappelle being serious. We expect him to be funny — that's why it's so shocking that he says what he's saying now is not a...
Op-ed: Jan. 6 revealed how color-coded and racially charged language can be
On one side, the violent visuals of Jan. 6, 2021, insist that this horrific moment was about the denial of one of America's most treasured ideals — the peaceful transfer...
Op-ed: What exactly is ‘Passing’? A film brings to light a historical conversation deeply buried in American culture
Rebecca Hall's feature directorial debut, "Passing," now streaming on Netflix, strikes at the core of the divisive argument about race in mainstream American culture. Adapted from Harlem Renaissance author Nella...