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Racial Justice
Here’s How Corporate Subsidies Are Exacerbating the Racial Wealth Gap
While every dollar in a city budget sustains scrutiny, the same attention isn’t applied to companies’ public subsidies.
We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity
Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue.
House Democrats Call Out “Racist Tropes” in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum
Florida's mandated instruction that people benefited from skills gained in slavery has drawn national attention.
White Leaders Prevent an Alabama Town’s First Black Mayor From Serving
For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation.
60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty
In the wake of a new report, Martin Luther King III says his dad’s dream is not realized and “our work is not over.”
Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism
Organized Black labor combats the false barrier between racial and economic justice to achieve systemic change.
Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery
New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say.
Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting School’s Ban on Hit Song “Rainbowland”
Melissa Tempel criticized the Waukesha school district’s ban on discussing matters such as race and LGBTQ identity.
Family Suspects Racist Policing, Foul Play in Mysterious Death of Daniel Barajas
Barajas was detained by Arkansas police, then found dead on a highway. Now his family is demanding answers.
Slavery Isn’t Just Black History — It’s US History
Over 100 political leaders descend from enslavers. It’s time for the U.S. to confront this history and its impacts.