Nov 03 For Native ‘water protectors,’ Standing Rock protest has become fight for religious freedom, human rights By Jenni Monet Two separate investigations are now underway reviewing Morton County’s response to the anti-pipeline protests over allegations of human rights abuses. Continue reading
Nov 02 Assailants set fire to black Mississippi church, spray paint ‘Vote Trump’ By Kenya Downs The attack on a black church is the latest in a long history of racially motivated voter intimidation tactics. Continue reading
Nov 02 A Mexican-American artist on why more brown faces are needed in children’s books By Joshua Barajas Duncan Tonatiuh chooses protagonists and stories that are seldom sought for young audiences. Continue reading
Nov 02 Column: Republicans supported Trump until they perceived him as a threat to white women By Nathalie Baptiste The Trump campaign has been fraught with bigotry, xenophobia and racism, but Republicans ignored it all — until they perceived him as a threat to white women. Why?… Continue reading
Oct 27 World Series puts Cleveland’s controversial mascot on the national stage By Ryan Connelly Holmes Cleveland's historic appearance in the World Series is bringing lots of attention to its controversial logo that critics say is racist. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 8:49 How the n-word became the ‘atomic bomb of racial slurs’ By PBS News Hour Its effect can be explosive and painful: Harvard University professor Randall Kennedy has traced the history of the N-word to understand the evolution of the infamous racial slur. Kennedy joins special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault to discuss this history, including reappropriations… Continue watching
Oct 24 Column: Training police is not enough to eliminate racial bias By Shima Baughman, Christopher Robertson, Sunita Sah To eliminate racial bias, these experts say it's prosecutors, not police, who are in need of reform. Continue reading
Oct 23 Younger, diverse voters are reshaping California politics By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press The Nov. 8 election will likely reflect long-term trends that have seen the nation's most populous state become increasingly diverse and firmly Democratic. Continue reading
Oct 21 FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed? By Kenya Downs In 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what's been done to curb the trend in the decade since?… Continue reading
Oct 13 DOJ will collect data on police use of force and civilian deaths in custody By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The FBI plans to begin a pilot program early next year to gather use-of-force data. The earliest participants would be the largest law enforcement agencies, as well as major federal agencies such as the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and… Continue reading