News | Prisons & Policing Pregnant Black Woman Wrongly Arrested in Detroit Using Facial Recognition The ACLU of Michigan has demanded that the Detroit Police Department end its use of the software. By Zane McNeill , Truthout August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor LA-Area Hotel Workers Strike Against Anti-Black Racism and Scab Staffing App Striking workers say their hotel is bringing in Black workers to break the strike, but not hiring them permanently. By Jenny Brown , LaborNotes August 2, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections DeSantis’s “Freedom” Is a Force for Domination, Not a Key Form of Empowerment We can’t let Ron DeSantis and the right wing co-opt the idea of freedom to legitimize the injustices they perpetrate. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout August 1, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue. By Valerie Jean-Charles , Truthout July 23, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth House Democrats Call Out “Racist Tropes” in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum Florida's mandated instruction that people benefited from skills gained in slavery has drawn national attention. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 23, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice White Leaders Prevent an Alabama Town’s First Black Mayor From Serving For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation. By Aallyah Wright , CapitalB July 22, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing France’s Racism Still on Display as It Denies Its Colonial Past — and Present Violence against people of France’s former colonies is so packed with tragedies that a timeline would fill an article. By Julia Wright , WorkersWorld July 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Alabama Senator Condemned for Claiming White Nationalism Isn’t a Racist Ideology The statement comes at a time when white supremacist violence in the U.S. is on the rise. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 11, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Oklahoma Official Says Lessons on Tulsa Race Massacre Shouldn’t Discuss Racism The comments came the same weekend that a state judge dismissed a lawsuit from survivors of the massacre. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 10, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Racial Justice The Federalist Society Just Won Its 40-Year War on Affirmative Action The opinions that killed affirmative action were written by six justices who all have ties to the Federalist Society. By Michael Avery & Mark Brodin , Truthout July 8, 2023 Truthout