Rebecca Carroll
The Guardian
New York, United States
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Black History Month viewing guide: the best new releases to see in February
With Oscar nominated films such as Fences and Hidden Figures, and a new three-part series on Nelson Mandela, this month has plenty to offer → Read More
The Birth of a Nation: how Nate Parker failed to remake history
The much-hyped slavery drama, steeped in controversy, has underperformed at the box office – but where did it go wrong? → Read More
President Obama's summer playlist: a proud affirmation of his blackness
From Aloe Blacc’s joyful anthem to Mary J Blige and Method Man’s ballad of love against the odds, the president’s mixtape reminds us why we will miss him → Read More
Why I decided to move to a black neighborhood
When my family had to leave our apartment, we saw a silver lining: the chance to move from a gentrified wasteland to an area with thriving black culture → Read More
Justin Timberlake on Jesse Williams's BET speech wasn't woke, just white
When Timberlake declared in response to Williams’s barnstorming expose of white privilege that ‘we are the same’, he revealed his lack of understanding → Read More
'We are not the Brady Bunch': Empire and the power of family
Whether they’re feuding, backstabbing or singing in perfect harmony, the TV family have unshakeable bonds many African Americans can relate to → Read More
A conversation with Martha Plimpton: 'Trump, president? Not a chance in hell'
Rebecca Carroll talks with her friend about her pro-choice activism, politics and her show The Real O’Neals, a TV series about an Irish Catholic family in Chicago → Read More
Black History Month reading list: the best books this February
From rediscovered greats by Octavia Butler to the sixth novel from a prodigious talent, there’s a lot to get excited about this month → Read More
Black History Month reading list: the best books this February
From rediscovered greats by Octavia Butler to the sixth novel from a prodigious talent, there’s a lot to get excited about this month → Read More
Macklemore raps about White Privilege – while reaping its rewards
The rapper who beat Kendrick Lamar to a Grammy has criticised cultural appropriation – the third instance in a week of white performers paying little more than lip service to structural racism → Read More
Suffragette's publicity campaign and the politics of erasure
When four successful white women wear T-shirts asserting that they won’t be slaves, they hurt women of colour who are erased from feminist history → Read More
Suffragette's publicity campaign and the politics of erasure
When four successful white women wear T-shirts asserting that they won’t be slaves, they hurt women of colour whose are erased from feminist history → Read More
I don't act like an 'angry black woman' – but I'm read that way if I broach race
The trope is alive and well; I’m never just offended, or annoyed, or feeling strengthened by my convictions in the eyes of others → Read More
Viola Davis made Emmys history and spoke truth to power in her speech
The How to Get Away With Murder actor balanced nuance and necessary questioning in her speech which resonated far beyond Hollywood → Read More
I've had enough of celebrities making empty apologies for their racism
The year has seen a succession of white celebrities making racist remarks - and then offering abject apologies. Yet they don’t seem to realise that inequality is about more than a poor choice of words → Read More
I love my white family, but there's an elegant joy in a room full of black faces
The power of being surrounded by black people is that the sheer sense of community is enough → Read More
I love my white family, but there's an elegant joy in a room full of black faces
The power of being surrounded by black people is that the sheer sense of community is enough → Read More
White People: MTV misses opportunity to have uncomfortable talk about race
The documentary aimed to find out what young, white Americans think about race – but did not confront them with the hard truths they needed to hear → Read More
White People: MTV misses opportunity to have uncomfortable talk about race
The documentary aimed to find out what young, white Americans think about race – but did not confront them with the hard truths they needed to hear → Read More
The power of the 'casting couch' is in how it's used to shame its victims
At 14, all I wanted was to leave my hometown. But when I did, I was assaulted by a famous TV anchor - and learned how we blame young women instead of men → Read More