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Racism
Most Racism Is Mundane
The lives of people of color are shaped by race in more ways than a white person might guess.
“No Racism in New York”: 1,000 People Rally Against GOP Front-Runner Donald Trump in Manhattan
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in Brooklyn, about 1,000 New Yorkers rallied across the East River in Manhattan.
“Stop Oppressing Us”: Detroit Teachers Speak
Detroit teachers are protesting what they say is an unaccountable school system that has harmed students' educations.
Disproportionate Suspensions of Black Students Reveal Racism in School Discipline
From suspensions to arrests, Black students are more likely to be disciplined in US public schools than white students.
Battle Over Public Monuments to the Confederacy Continues in Virginia
Campaigns to remove state-sanctioned Confederate symbols, perceived as glorifying racism, are spreading across the South.
When Working-Class White People Close the Road to Trump
An interview with Ben Laughlin who discusses the need to recognize Trump as a symptom of much larger issues at play.
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Donald Trump Redefines Republicans’ Rules for Coded, Racist Language and Deniability
Where would we be without plausible deniability?
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Building New “Nonviolent Cities”
Nonviolent cities would work to end racism, poverty, homelessness and violence at every level and in every form.
Life, Breath and Toxics: Lethal Negligence of Northeast and South Los Angeles
From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California — environmental racism is real.
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Black Liberation: The Ghosts of the Past, the Potential of the Future
We have to learn how to imagine the future in terms that are not restricted to our own lifetimes.