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Shooter of Palestinian College Students Convicted After 3 Years
On Monday, a jury convicted a Vermont man of shooting three Palestinian college students in November 2023.
Trump Admin Removes Information on Slavery From Former Confederate Statue Site
The revision comes as members of the Trump administration have indicated plans to restore the statue at the site.
Backlash Against Anti-Racism Is a Constant Force Shaping US Politics
Philosopher George Yancy analyzes the contemporary expression of what W.E.B. Du Bois called the “entrails of whiteness.”
Exhibit at Canada’s Human Rights Museum Shatters Myths About Israel’s Founding
Pro-Israel lobby groups have pressured the museum for years not to showcase the stories of Palestinian Canadians.
Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday
In his powerful speech, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Douglass spoke truth to power.
Over 160 Years After Abolition, Anti-Black Racism Still Structures US Economy
Scholars Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim share their analysis of the formation of US anti-Black racism.
Trump Calls Somali Americans “Crooks” in Racist Cabinet Rant
The president has a long history of spewing racist rhetoric.
Trump Proposes Resettling More White South Africans and Blocking Other Refugees
The US president's claims that Afrikaners face racial persecution and genocide have been repeatedly disproven.
Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
The federal government is carrying forward a white nationalist backlash to the mass uprisings that took place in 2020.
8 in 10 Posts by Trump Calling Someone “Low IQ” Target a Person of Color
One communications expert described the term as “a racist dog whistle with a long history in the US.”