Civil Rights and the Metaphor of X-Men

People overlook the power of fiction to comment on real issues and real life. While, we all know that this usage of our imaginary works is a distinct possibility, we generally forget the impact until its time to issue the Pulitzers and Oscars. Fiction—and in my opinion—science fiction especially has an unequalled power in all [...]

Why Dr. Manning Marable’s Pulitzer Prize Is Well Deserved

Editor’s Note: Due to the reaction in the Black intellectual community over the posthumous awarding of  Dr. Manning Marable the Pulitzer prize, Polite On Society is initiating a discussion on it. In this post, we have tapped Prof. Karen Johnson of the University of Utah to inform us why the Pulitzer is deserved.  If anyone [...]