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Racial Justice

Demonstrators are gathered outside of the Texas State Capitol during a voting rights rally on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas.
News Analysis
Racial Justice

Struggles for Voting Rights Will Shape the Fate of Abortion Access

In places like Ohio, partisan gerrymandering has paved the way for aggressive abortion restrictions.
by
Anoa Changa,
Truthout
October 31, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Racial Justice

White Nationalists on Trial in Charlottesville After Victims Sue Under KKK Act

Organizers of the “Unite the Right” rally have been charged with unlawful conspiracy to commit violent acts.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
October 27, 2021
Truthout
A mural of George Floyd peers over the heads of people walking on the sidewalk
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Liberal Anti-Racism Is Fixated on Symbolic Gestures. We Need Concrete Action.

Framing slavery as “original sin” has led liberal anti-racism into a dead end of inaction.
by
Adam Kotsko,
Truthout
October 27, 2021
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Ahmaud Arbery's Family Worries About Impartiality of Jurors in Murder Trial
Interview
Racial Justice

Ahmaud Arbery’s Family Worries About Impartiality of Jurors in Murder Trial

Jury selection began this week in the trial of three white men who fatally shot the 25-year-old, unarmed Ahmaud Arbery.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
October 22, 2021
Truthout
A Black professor about to write with chalk on a chalkboard is recorded by a white student with a cell phone
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”

The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
October 20, 2021
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Hands pass seedling plant to child
News
Racial Justice

Food Apartheid Threatens BIPOC Children’s Health. Food Sovereignty Is the Fix.

Food apartheid is just one way that racism enters our babies’ bodies.
by
Eisa Nefertari Ulen,
Truthout
October 17, 2021
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A demonstration in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Freedom Plaza on October 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Indigenous People With Disabilities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

The escalating climate crisis is increasingly impacting Deaf, disabled and ill Indigenous people.
by
Jen Deerinwater,
Truthout
October 11, 2021
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Judge holding gavel in courtroom
News
Racial Justice

The US Has Used Conservatorships to Exploit Indigenous Peoples

Breaches of trust were documented in which conservators took money or lands for their own monetary gain.
by
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation
October 11, 2021
Truthout
Family of Henrietta Lacks Files Lawsuit over Use of Stolen Cells, Lambasts Racist Medical System
Interview
Racial Justice

Family of Henrietta Lacks Sues Over Racist Theft of Cells for Biotech Profit

The “HeLa” cell line has played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
October 8, 2021
Truthout
Close-up of baby hand holding mommy's fingers.
News
Racial Justice

Black Women Are Leading Efforts to Combat Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality

To improve Black maternal and infant health, professionals must focus on systems that directly impact Black families.
by
Eisa Nefertari Ulen,
Truthout
October 6, 2021
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