Racism

The story of Mike Brown’s life and death is not unique. Stories of violence enacted by police, directed at and experienced by Black folks abound.

Will the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown play a similar catalytic role in sparking action for racial justice that Emmet Till's murder, and the acquittal of his killers, did …

Ferguson, like many municipalities across the US, has experienced a dramatic shift in its racial composition.

With each of our dead, we mourn the loss of a piece of ourselves and with each of our raped we mourn the loss of a piece of our …

A UN Committee has published a scathing denunciation of US failures to honor its treaty commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Two African-American half-brothers have been exonerated of rape and murder after more than 30 years behind bars in North Carolina.

While many Asian-Americans may not see themselves as people of color, the world does. Americans need to figure out how to be allies against racism.

A Los Angeles-based rapper and protester of recent police killings says he fears becoming a target of gang violence because police falsely identified him as a member of the …

Rarely, if ever, are Black women interviewed in the neighborhoods where they live and asked about a policy's impact on their lives.

Access to the vote is now in jeopardy for many students and youth due to a slew of changes to state election laws passed in North Carolina, Texas and …