David Wall Rice

Upcoming ‘Huckleberry Finn’ edition replaces ‘n-word’

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A new edition of Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn’ is being published in February, replacing the “n-word.” Instead the publisher, New South Books, uses the word “slave.” New South’s editor-in-chief told us that removing the racial slur isn’t censorship.

Rakim: a hip-hop hero’s third act

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

America, Still Not ‘Post-Racial’

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

Anatomy of a News Conference

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Free At Last? The Senate Apologizes for Slavery

August 14, 2013Global Politics

President Obama: The message and the moment

August 14, 2013Global Politics

For weeks speechwriters, politicians and pundits have been forecasting the policy and prose that President Obama would deliver in his inaugural address. Now we turn to contributor David Wall Rice for his assessment of the message and the moment.

How the emotional experience of speech is shaping the election

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Morehouse psychology professor David Wall Rice chats with us about the presidential candidates, their personal histories and their speeches.

Post-Obama black politics: a private race debate enters the public sphere

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

An article to be published in the August 10, 2008, New York Times magazine provocatively asks, ‘Is Obama the End of Black Politics?’ The Takeaway tests that notion with the article’s author, Matt Bai.

How do you get your election news?

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The times they are a-changin’. It’s a quick-hit, fast-paced world and getting information isn’t what it used to be. For a professor in Atlanta, this historic election cycle has been a chance to watch how new and first-time voters have become engaged with the democratic process?and the tools they are using to stay informed.