"Little Black Sambo" Makes A Comeback in Tokyo

“A writer’s death can do wonders for pushing that back catalog. Less drastically, a few books acquire cachet by being banned. Which may help explain why a reissue of “Little Black Sambo,” a turn-of-the-20th century illustrated children’s book attacked as being racist, is on the bestseller lists in Japan this [...]

THE SUPREMES OVERRULE CONVICTION OF TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATE

Yesterday, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Thomas Miller-El on the ground that the jury was infected by racial discrimination. The court found that many 9 out of 10 eligible black jurors were prevented from serving on the jury. The jury pool was also shuffled many times to increase the likelihood that black jurors [...]

"Little Black Sambo" Makes A Comeback in Tokyo

“A writer’s death can do wonders for pushing that back catalog. Less drastically, a few books acquire cachet by being banned. Which may help explain why a reissue of “Little Black Sambo,” a turn-of-the-20th century illustrated children’s book attacked as being racist, is on the bestseller lists in Japan this [...]

THE SUPREMES OVERRULE CONVICTION OF TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATE

Yesterday, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Thomas Miller-El on the ground that the jury was infected by racial discrimination. The court found that many 9 out of 10 eligible black jurors were prevented from serving on the jury. The jury pool was also shuffled many times to increase the likelihood that black jurors [...]