Tope Folarin is the director of the Institute for Policy Studies. He’s been with IPS since 2010, first as a Newman Fellow and later as Board Chair. He’s a winner of the Whiting Award for his debut novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, and the Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story “Miracle.” He’s a graduate of Morehouse College and Oxford.
After a year indoors, a writer remembers the joy — and pressures — of a childhood spent in Utah.
The mania of white truth.
Tope Folarin shares an excerpt from his new book, ‘A Particular Kind of Black Man.”
Why the hottest literary trend of the last decade is so blindingly white.
I hope that I am among the last who will languish for years with swollen gums and big dreams.
“Why are we in the West so deeply uncomfortable with and?”
The most salient connection between progressive politics and art is imagination.
Obama needs to put his heart on his sleeve to regain the approval of voters.
Should our education system rely on the help of philanthropists like Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to achieve meaningful reform?
The direction that Nigeria takes — towards a future of hope and growth, or one of backsliding and defeat — depends, to a great extent, on the country’s future leadership.
We need a system that responds to the realities of immigration in this country while rejecting the knee-jerk discrimination that the Arizona law represents.
Amidst the celebrations there are some real questions about how the people of South Africa will benefit from the World Cup.
The president was cool and competent, as always. But his press conference speech once again lacked substantive answers to the Gulf oil spill disaster.
Soccer’s big event is about to begin in South Africa. It’s time to root for your favorite team…and for Africa.
The UN donors’ conference is an opportunity to help Haitians rebuild in a manner that respects their humanity and enables them to become more productive.
The president is using carrots and sticks in Africa, but he might have gotten the two mixed up.