Darnell L. Moore

Many Americans are invested in the idea of a "post-racial" moment -- a moment marked by our purported movement beyond a historical chapter colored by race-based discrimination, intolerance, inequity, and violence. Such a turn signals America's fascination with the notion of a transracial future and a utopian vision of an...

Cory A. Booker, the popular mayor of Newark, N.J., is no stranger to local and national media headlines. Oprah Winfrey deemed Booker "Newark's biggest cheerleader" when he was nominated in 2011 for TIME's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Newark, too, has received its...

All across the country people young, old, black, brown, and white have gathered in memory of Trayvon Martin. The movement, with the rallying cry "I am Trayvon Martin," has already prompted both the US Department of Justice and the FBI to begin civil rights investigations. Advocates continue to demand definitive...

Am I the only person who has ever shockingly discovered -- without ever having set out to do so -- that I had been defriended by a Facebook acquaintance or blocked by a Tweep (shorthand for "Twitter Peep" in savvy new media-ese)?

Or, maybe you have experienced the brunt...

Frank Mugisha, the leader of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), will receive two prestigious prizes this month in recognition of his tireless advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ Ugandans. The Rafto Foundation in Norway will present Frank the 2011 Rafto Prize in honor of Frank's and SMUG's non-violent...

So apparently Herman Cain thinks that a person can choose to be gay. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) seriously disagrees. HRC recently forwarded an e-news update with the following call to action spelled out in the subject line: "Tell Herman Cain pizza toppings are a choice -- being gay isn't."