Truthout
Racial Justice
African Americans Have Contracted and Died of COVID-19 at an Alarming Rate
Some states' unwillingness to publicly track the virus by race could obscure this crucial underlying reality.
Historic Injustices Against Native People Put Them at Greater Risk of COVID-19
While U.S. politicians bail out corporations, their promises to fund Indigenous health care remain empty.
Mauna Kea Isn’t Just About a Telescope, It’s About Who Will Decide the Future
Native Hawaiian Mauna Protectors want to make sure their view of the world is understood and respected.
If You Hear Someone Say “Chinese Virus,” Don’t Let It Slide
To distract from his own administration’s failures, Trump has turned to some of the U.S.’s oldest nativist tropes.
Trump Calls the Coronavirus “Chinese” Despite Reports of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Racist incidents and threats of hate crimes against Asian Americans have emerged across the U.S.
The 2020 Census Must Not Make the Mistake Again of Undercounting Native People
Native leaders know that Census undercounts diminish their political power and the funding appropriations.
Biden’s Racism Is More Veiled Than Trump’s — But No Less Real
We must ask ourselves how we will challenge presidential racism whether we have a Democrat or Republican in office.
New Census Algorithm Grossly Miscounts People of Color in the Name of “Privacy”
The algorithm produces wild inaccuracies in data on rural and marginalized groups and could devastate funding for them.
Voter Suppression Threatens to Take the US Back to Reconstruction Era
Much voter suppression is based on a myth massive rampant voter fraud.
Even the Machines Are Racist. Facial Recognition Systems Threaten Black Lives.
The use of surveillance technology for “security” comes at the expense of civil liberties for Black and Brown people.