Race

Courts & Law

Hate Crimes Are on the Rise, but Convictions Remain Elusive

Jeannine Bell / The Conversation Dec 8, 2023 Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents have risen sharply in the wake of October 7th, but the narrow legal definition of a hate crime makes it difficult to prove in court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Education

Inside Philadelphia’s Effort to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Naomi Goldstein, Amanda NeMoyer / The Conversation Dec 7, 2023 Research on a police diversion program implemented in 2014 shows a striking 91% reduction in in-school arrests over less than 10 years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Living With Limited Internet Access in the Black Rural South

Aallyah Wright / The Markup Dec 7, 2023 Across the rural South, about 38% of Black households don’t have home internet, a higher percentage than White people in the same region and the national average. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Sad Demise of an LA Block Club

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Dec 4, 2023 For decades, my Inglewood neighborhood association was a community institution. Then came the pandemic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Interview

Why We Stay in Beirut

Jordan Elgrably / The Markaz Review Dec 4, 2023 Despite the countless crises faced by people in Lebanon in the past few decades, many say they can't imagine living anywhere else. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Education

One Community’s Fight To Recall School Board Culture Warriors

Cerise Castle / Capital & Main Dec 1, 2023 In Temecula, residents with different agendas united this year to remove members who attacked teaching on race and LGBTQ+ topics. Some Black recall supporters say the community has failed for decades to fight racism. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

DEIB

The Fight to Expand Ballot Access for Native Americans

Grace Panetta / 19th News Dec 1, 2023 Voting rights attorney Jacqueline De León says that as Native Americans have flexed their political power, some states have tried to add barriers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

A Cold Winter for Migrant Families at Floyd Bennett Field

Gwynne Hogan / THE CITY Nov 27, 2023 Parents say they swaddle their children in bedsheets but can’t stop them from shivering through the night. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Technology

Is the Much-Feared ‘Dystopian AI Future’ Already Here?

Beatrice Dias / FAIR Nov 24, 2023 Media narratives on the existential threat of AI look to industry leaders for advice, instead of examining the underlying systemic issues. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming and Restoring Ancestral Land

Jessica Kutz / The 19th Nov 22, 2023 Corrina Gould, co-founder of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, explains the concept behind rematriation and how it extends beyond the movement to return land to tribes. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Activism

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance

Shannon Toll / The Conversation Nov 22, 2023 An annual celebration is held on Alcatraz Island to commemorate the 19-month-long Native occupation that began there in 1969. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

If At First You Don’t Secede

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Nov 17, 2023 How Republicans are effectuating a reactionary secessionism within our government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )