Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership, long-listed for the National Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History,

Condemned condominiums in Houston, 2007.

The Crisis of Shelter in the United States The Crisis of Shelter in the United States

Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country?

Oct 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

NYPD gay pride van

Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation Gay Pride Doesn’t Mean Gay Liberation

LGBTQ visibility is crucial, but it shouldn’t be confused with LGBTQ rights.

Jun 26, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Women's March, Washington DC

Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple Turning the Women’s March Into a Mass Movement Was Never Going to Be Simple

The reason goes to the heart of inclusive, democratic movement building.

Jan 18, 2019 / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

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