Race Adjustment

Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR's founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR's core mission: fearless reporting, global perspective, and intellectual rigor. Each selection remains strikingly relevant today, offering historical insights that challenge contemporary perspectives and reaffirm the power of journalism to shape the world.

With Race Adjustment (first published in 1908), mathematician, sociologist, and leading Black intellectual Kelly Miller presents a compelling series of essays addressing the systemic racial injustices of his time. Advocating for self-empowerment and strategic advancement, Miller's work offers prescient critiques of inequality and forward-thinking solutions that remain deeply relevant in ongoing conversations about race and justice.

With an introduction by Jonathan Holloway, American historian and the President of Rutgers University.