Introduction -- Racism : naming what hurts -- Moving past blame : embracing diversity -- Solidarity : women and race relations -- Help wanted : re-imagining the past -- Interrogating : the reinvention of Malcolm X -- Tragic biography : resurrecting Henrietta Lacks -- A path away from race : on spiritual conversion -- Talking trash : a dialogue about crash -- A pornography of violence : the movie precious -- A community of caring -- Bonding across boundaries -- Everyday resistance : saying no to white supremacy -- Against mediocrity -- Black self-determination -- Ending racism : working for change -- Writing beyond race -- The practice of love.