Is big media really concerned for Kobe’s family, friends and community, or with Bryant’s corporate value as a black celebrity, an apolitical athlete and a commodity?

This week readers discussed the Bloomberg campaign.

The author provides a “queer” perspective on African identities, politics and economies.

The roots of racial differences have to do with the past treatment of enslaved people in the North as well as the South.

The law is a shaky foundation to rest on, particularly for Black people and other marginalized communities.