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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.”
Arbery’s Killers Are Using the Logic of Slave Patrols to Defend Themselves
Racism has infected every aspect of this case.
Ed Dept. Opens Inquiry on District That Wanted “Opposing” Lessons on Holocaust
Several parents praised the announcement of the investigation into Carroll Independent Schools in Southlake, Texas.
Rittenhouse Judge Makes Racist Comment Against Asians in the Courtroom
Judge Bruce Schroeder has revealed his biases numerous times during the high-profile trial.
Efforts to Ban Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” Are at Center of Virginia Governor Race
GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin released a political ad featuring a white mother who advocated banning the book in schools.
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.
As COVID Travel Restrictions Ease, It’s Past Time to Repeal Title 42
Title 42 continues to be used more as a tool of immigration policy than as a legitimate response to the pandemic.
How Prosecutors Use Conspiracy and Questionable Testimony in “Gang” Cases
Donnell Murray’s trial shows what happens when police and prosecutors use their most powerful tools against Black men.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”
The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity.