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“I Am Not Nonviolent”: New Nina Simone Film Captures Singer and Activist’s Uncompromising Voice
We look back at the life of one of the most important voices of the civil rights movement: the singer Nina Simone.
“Perpetrator Has Been Arrested, but Killer Is Still at Large”: Calls Rise to Remove Confederate Flag
The flag has been the source of controversy for decades in South Carolina, but a growing number of politicians are calling for its removal.
Domestic Terrorism: From the Charleston Massacre to 1964 Slaying of Mississippi Civil Rights Workers
Sunday marked the 51st anniversary of another hateful act tied to another historic black church.
Obama: “We Are Not Cured” of Racism
President Obama spoke openly about racism in the United States during a podcast with comedian Marc Maron.
Is the FBI Ignoring White Violence by Refusing to Call Dylann Roof a Terrorist?
Kevin Alexander Gray and Richard Cohen discuss whether the shooting in Charleston was an act of domestic terrorism.
Dylann Roof’s Links to Hate Group Revealed After Charleston Church Massacre
"Roof was an excellent student, it seems, of the white supremacist world," says Richard Cohen.
Massacre at South Carolina’s Emanuel AME an Attack on Historic Landmark of African-American Freedom
The church attacked in the Charleston, South Carolina, massacre that left nine people dead is home to the oldest black congregation south of Baltimore.
As Nation Mourns Nine Black Victims of Church Massacre, Details of Suspect’s White Supremacy Emerge
Man has been arrested for church massacre.
Queer Voices From Cuba
Organizing from below and to the left of the state is not easy in present-day Cuba.
The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families
The Dominican Republic's decision to denationalize hundreds of thousands of people has sparked international outcry.