The Tops Shooting Revisited
Reflections on the The Tops Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY, four years out.
Category: Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.
Fascism and the Racist Attack on Voting Rights
The gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the U.S. Supreme Court and the vicious attacks on immigrants of color appear to be separate actions—but they are not. They are both acts of voter...
Reimagine Buffalo’s East Side for the People Living There
Build communities for the low- to moderate-income people already living in those neighborhoods. A recent call to build hundreds of new “affordable” housing units on Buffalo’s more than 7,000 publicly owned vacant lots is...
Black Studies in the Era of White Supremacy and Authoritarianism: A Conversation at Princeton
On Friday, February 27, 2026, the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University convened a one-day symposium titled “Black Studies Is For Everyone.” Held on Princeton’s campus, the gathering brought together leading scholars...
Reflections on the Moynihan Reports: Sixty Years Later
By: Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr. In March 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan released his report, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action. The report argued that the breakdown of the Black family was the core...
What is Donald Trump’s End Game
In a closed-door meeting with top U.S. military leaders, Donald Trump reportedly urged them to prepare for a “war from within.” This speech was not political theater. It was a call to arms—a declaration...
Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream
This past Friday, I re-read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic 1963 “I Have a Dream Speech.” On that hot, muggy August day, King noted with bitter irony that 100 years after the signing of...
The Trump Inaugural Parade is a Political Event
In his recent op-ed in the New York Daily News, Leonard Greene argues that the Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), an HBCU marching band, should not be criticized for accepting an invitation to perform...
A different approach to revitalizing Buffalo’s East Side
UB professor outlines “radical” challenge to traditional neighborhood redevelopment. What do you like about your neighborhood, the interviewer asked. What are your concerns? How optimistic are you that things will get better? There was...
The Occupation of Hayes Hall: Student Rebellions and Remaking the U.S. UniversityThe Occupation of Hayes Hall
Fifty years ago, the University at Buffalo was in the midst of a violent student rebellion, which involved pitch battles with the Buffalo police. On Sunday afternoon, March 15, a group of 45 U.B....