For over a century, American activists have employed folk music as an instrument of change.

The Atlantic senior editor talks about black vs. white neighborhoods, the messages we send black kids and the elementary school experience that changed him.

Watch two short docs from The Atlantic about African-Americans who fought back against housing discrimination in Chicago in the 1960s.

We haven't come very far at all since the civil rights victories of the 1960s.

Should reparations be considered? If so, what should they be, and if not, what are the alternatives?

Bill speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic about his cover story on why America needs to reconcile with its racist past.

Despite the Fair Housing Act, levels of residential segregation have barely budged in many of the large metropolitan areas where most African-Americans live. Here's why.

The charter school movement threatens to create two education systems, separate and unequal.

Losing Net neutrality will only exacerbate our country's stark inequalities.

A ten-year study of the aftermath of one of Clinton's signature achievements revealed some surprising results.