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Jamil Smith

Jamil Smith is a journalist, radio host, and contributing editor at The New Republic. He was previously a senior editor for the magazine and hosted the podcast Intersection.

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November 7, 2017
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After the NAACP
Ben Jealous is running for governor in Maryland. What does his campaign say about the iconic civil rights organization he used to lead?
February 1, 2016
Jamil Smith
The Curious Blackness of Iowa Week
Why was Hillary Clinton in a black church in Philadelphia? Why did Bernie Sanders share the stage with Cornel West?
January 29, 2016
Jamil Smith
With Trump absent, who are the candidates here to debate?
January 15, 2016
Jamil Smith
Structural Racism Needs to Be Debated, Too
The Iowa Brown & Black Forum provided a good model for how to steer Sunday's Democratic debate.
January 6, 2016
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Ammon Bundy likens himself to Rosa Parks [Corrected].
December 29, 2015
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The Tamir Rice Rule
Cleveland’s prosecutor made a mockery of the process for adjudicating police-involved killings. Here's how to fix it.
December 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
Black Protesters Have Reinvigorated Campus Activism
Across the country, student protesters joined the fight for racial progress.
November 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Necessity of Football
America’s game is a fun-house mirror for our national character.
November 27, 2015
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Black Friday will be less black again in 2015.
November 25, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Execution of Laquan McDonald
A new video shows a Chicago police officer murdering a black teen last year. Why did it take so long for us to get here?
November 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
"RoboCop" just got convicted of police brutality.
October 29, 2015
Jamil Smith
Marco Rubio, the Only Republican Hope
Cornered by Jeb Bush, the senator made himself the best establishment option
September 25, 2015
Jamil Smith
Jeb Bush Doesn't Care About Black Voters
July 22, 2015
Jamil Smith
Sandra Bland Never Should Have Been Arrested
A new video shows she knew her rights, and paid for it
July 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
Structural Racism Needs to Be a Presidential Campaign Issue
After the year we've endured since Eric Garner's death, every candidate should have a plan
July 6, 2015
Jamil Smith
How "Back to the Future" Helped Make Me a Feminist
30 years after the film's release, a new look at its depiction of race and sexual assault
June 26, 2015
Jamil Smith
Clarence Thomas’s Disgraceful Definition of Human Dignity
May 11, 2015
Jamil Smith
In Defense of 'Uppity-ism'
Michelle Obama urged Tuskegee grads to "rise above the noise." All black Americans should take her advice.
May 1, 2015
Jamil Smith
Baltimore's Prosecutor Gets It
The charges in the Freddie Gray case show that scaring cops is the best way to fight police abuse
April 16, 2015
Jamil Smith
Republicans Are Trying to Fight Abortion with Ignorance

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