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Report: 70% of Health Workers in Black Communities Witnessed Discrimination
A new survey of 3,000 employees shows just how pervasive discrimination is.
Black Existentialism Brings Philosophy to Bear on Our White Supremacist World
Black existentialism isn’t just about suffering -- it is also about affirmation.
Conservative Activist’s Lawsuit Threatens Grant Program for Black Women
The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling has bolstered the legal assault against DEI and race-conscious policies.
Native Activists Will Protest Outside Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday
This is not the first time both teams’ names -- including associated history and imagery -- have provoked resistance.
The Red Scare Overlapped With Another State-Sanctioned Panic: The Black Scare
Rooted in white people’s fear of Black Nationalism, the Black Scare was conjoined with the anti-communist Red Scare.
Boarding Schools Played a Key Role in Spreading Disease in Native Populations
As many as 40,000 Native kids died while attending boarding school, and thousands of others died after going home sick.
We Must Apply MLK’s Fierce Critique of Apartheid to Israel’s War on Palestine
MLK's struggle against apartheid and for global justice lives on in the movement for a free Palestine.
Black Residents Liken Mississippi’s New Court System to Modern Day Slavery
An appeals court says Mississippi can move forward with its state-run court system in the majority-Black capital city.
MLK Was a Philosopher of Hope. He Reminds Us That Apathy Is a Dead End.
On MLK Day, the U.S. should painfully interrogate its monumental failure to address systemic injustice.
Philly’s Ski Mask Ban Is Just Another Tool for Cops to Target Black Youth
The policy is part of a familiar playbook where governments enact racist fashion bans in the name of “curtailing crime.”