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Racial Justice
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.
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.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”
The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity.
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.
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
Black communities have been denied the same resources and protections afforded to wealthy, white neighborhoods.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Media Fixate on Missing White Women and Ignore Black, Brown and Indigenous Women
Coverage of the case of Gabby Petito has renewed attention on what some call media's “missing white woman syndrome.”
Biden EPA’s Clean Car Standards Fall Short Even of 2012 Standards
The current proposed standards undermine Biden’s own commitments around climate, public health and racial justice.
On Labor Day, Let’s Support Member-Driven Unions, Fighting Against Oppression
We need an understanding of solidarity that recognizes how social oppression affects us all in and out of the workplace.
Biden Administration Should Grant Clemencies and Oppose Racist “Risk Assessment”
Biden must address the harm wrought by racist measures included in bipartisan prison reform legislation.