Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Glaude's new book is We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For. He is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University, and also the author of Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul and the New York Times bestselling Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own

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The Only Answer to the Country's Troubles

Eddie Glaude Jr. reflects on the central tension in American life today.

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

The Fantasy of a Lily-White America

Too many Americans continue to find comfort and safety in the idea that this country belongs only to white people

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

DEI Is Not the Monster Here

"It requires a tricky magic to transform DEI into the latest bogeyman and the reason for the rise of antisemitism on college campuses," writes Eddie Glaude Jr.

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Derek Chauvin Verdict Haunted By Those Who Never Got Justice

When Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict that Derek Chauvin was guilty on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd I imagined ghosts dancing around the courtroom. They leapt from chair to chair....

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

The U.S. Capitol Attacks Show That Our Focus Must Be On Eradicating White Supremacism

For a few hours (but it felt like days), I watched mostly white men and women ransack the Congress. They climbed walls. Broke doors and windows. Shouting that they were the true patriots. Someone filmed...

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Biden Must Help Us Understand Our Collective Loss

Americans have voted and with overwhelming numbers declared they have had enough of Donald Trump and his political circus. One feels a sense of relief, but victories are rarely complete and total. Millions of Americans...

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

James Baldwin Insisted We Tell the Truth About This Country. The Truth Is, We've Been Here Before

Police violence against Black people in this country is as American as bald cypress trees and Southern magnolias. In each generation we have to experience the haunting ritual of a Black family grieving in public over the loss of a loved one at the hands of the police.

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

We Cannot Wait for America to End Racism

George Floyd was murdered, and it was captured on camera. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee pinned against Floyd’s neck for close to eight minutes. We heard a haunting repetition of the words...

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Don’t Let the Loud Bigots Distract You. America’s Real Problem With Race Cuts Far Deeper

This hateful moment offers an opportunity for Americans to finally change our racist ways

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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