New York Times contributor Steve Hahn writes that the post-election reaction at the University of Mississippi is evidence of what many Americans already know: Racism isn't dead in the Obama era.

President Obama will be in the White House for four more years, but it was a tough road, marked especially by the war on women. Colorlines columnist Akiba Solomon shares what she's learned from this exhausting 2012 election.

Hurricane Sandy was a warning, writes Patricia J. Williams in the Nation, that we have got to pay attention to and take action on climate change.

In an interview the professor pulled no punches regarding the president's priorities.

The election wasn't a rejection of conservatism but rather of the way some conservatives made the case.

With changes in their NCAA conference and student-health issues, the reasons to ditch sports were clear.

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: The answer lies a lot further back in time than you think.

Melissa Harris-Perry sends a letter to the Buckeye State's secretary of state about voter suppression.

The sources of racist tweets following Obama's re-election have been identified.

Republican Rep. Allen West is championing a recount in his race against challenger Patrick Murphy.

Journal-isms: Is the GOP media at fault for misleading their audience about Romney's chances?

In the aftermath of President Obama's re-election, Republican pundits are trying to figure out what went wrong, and their conclusion? They believe -- incorrectly, according to Earl Ofari Hutchinson in the Huffington Post -- that the GOP candidates who lost weren't extreme enough.

The retired lieutenant colonel passed in Alabama, leaving behind a historical legacy.

Residents of high-rise buildings without power or heat are especially in danger.

New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow compiles a collection of facts from the election results, including data showing that Romney won nine of the 11 former Confederate states.

The Walking Dead actress was inspired by Liberian female rebel soldiers to play Michonne.

Thirty-four white supremacists were charged with murder, kidnapping and more in the Lone Star state.

Writing at the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton says that when we re-elected an African-American president, we chose to move forward.

The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson explains what he says was the message sent by the millions of voters who re-elected President Obama. 

In today's link roundup: One writer says it's time to get over this misguided biopic casting and focus on what we can control. Plus: Supreme Court to rule on voting-rights law.

A biographer recounts the life of Alexandre Dumas, father of the famous novelist.

A funny-yet-sad, election-inspired website highlights a racial rift. Whose country is it, anyway?

From voter-ID backlash to Hurricane Sandy, here's what made the difference on Nov. 6.

From voter-ID backlash to Hurricane Sandy, here's what made the difference on Nov. 6.