More than 50 years since his death, W.E.B. Du Bois' biography and work prove to be treasure troves for those confronting racial capitalism and white supremacist violence today.
Most Black institutions, including the NAACP Image Awards, were created because Black people were openly and systematically excluded. In recent years, the desire to make Blackness palatable to white markets and audiences has meant the erasure of Black people from the same spaces created for them.
