Dec 26 Watch 8:48 Spotlight journalists illuminate Boston’s unique racial disparities By PBS News Hour Boston has had a reputation as one of the most racist cities in America. A new seven-part investigation by the Boston Globe Spotlight team sets out to answer whether it deserves that reputation. William Brangham talks to the Globe’s Akilah… Continue watching
Sep 14 Trump repeats there were ‘bad dudes’ among those protesting white supremacists in Charlottesville By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Trump's remarks came a day after the Senate's lone black Republican spoke with him about blaming "many sides" for the violence and death around a Confederate statue. Continue reading
Sep 13 Scott asks Trump to be more careful on racial matters By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The Senate's lone black Republican urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to avoid inflammatory racial rhetoric such as his statement blaming "many sides" for the violence at a recent white nationalist protest in Virginia. Continue reading
Aug 25 Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus. Continue reading
Aug 25 RNC votes to condemn white supremacists By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press While the vote was unanimous, some members had grumbled the resolution was unnecessary and reflected unnecessary defensiveness. Continue reading
Aug 24 Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus. Continue reading
Aug 22 What exactly Trump has said about race By Lisa Desjardins The killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests over police violence against Black Americans have sparked a new reckoning on racism in America, and drawn renewed attention to how President Donald Trump talks about race. Continue reading
Aug 18 Spotify has removed white power music from its platform. But it’s still available on dozens of other sites By Elizabeth Flock Music that promotes white nationalism is still easily available for free on YouTube and SoundCloud and for sale from independent music labels and distribution services. Continue reading
Aug 18 WATCH: Tillerson condemns hate speech, says bigotry is un-American By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Speaking to interns and young minority staffers at the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also pledged to diversify the overwhelmingly white ranks of the senior diplomatic corps. Continue reading
Aug 16 How the term ‘alt-left’ came to be By Elizabeth Flock The phrase "alt-left" originated on a conspiracy theory-pushing website. How did it make its way into President Trump's remarks on Charlottesville?… Continue reading