Truthout
Racial Justice
Some Schools That Canceled Contracts With Police Are Still Bringing in Officers
Instead of spending on police, schools should hire more people who can “help kids not be angry,” say student advocates.
A Key Founder of Critical Race Theory Discusses the Right-Wing Panic Over It
Richard Delgado has become a target of numerous threats by racist and neo-fascist reactionaries.
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Racial justice leaders are urging Senate Democrats to postpone winter recess until they pass the bills.
Redistricting Threatens Decades of Black Voters’ Hard-Fought Victories
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to push back against the GOP's racist redistricting and voting laws.
The Jury Selection Process Is Rigged in Favor of White Supremacy
Racial discrimination in cases like the Arbery murder trial reflect the everyday reality of the criminal legal system.
Enough Colonial Pageantry. Let’s Rally Behind Criminalized Water Protectors.
Native people are still battling world-crushing forces.
UN Human Rights Envoy Slams Racist Voter Suppression in US
A UN expert said the U.S. “stands out among Western democracies for its incomplete patchwork of human rights.”
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.
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.
Jim Crow Politics Have Descended on Education
For the GOP, higher education is now a battleground for conducting a race war waged in the spirit of the Confederacy.