As part of Black History Month, Book of the Day brings you an interview with author Isabel Wilkerson. She followed her book about The Great... Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste' not racism caused ...

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Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson reflects on this year's Juneteenth celebrations — and the push and pull of the Black experience in America. 'This is American history': 'Caste' author Isabel ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If not for the coronavirus, Oprah Winfrey says, she would be out in the streets and marching with the Black Lives Matter protesters. She has instead found other ways to add her voice.

Every Spring I teach "Cognitive-Behavior Therapy" to college undergraduates who are mostly intending to become psychologists, clinical social workers or teachers. I am always on the lookout for ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste,” an acclaimed biography of Malcolm X and fiction by Martin Amis and the late Randall Kenan are among this year’s finalists for National Book Critics Circle ...

On June 19, 1865, union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation that had been issued some two and a half years earlier. More than 150 years later, President Joe ...