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An interview with Jeff Chang on the crucial role Asian Americans have played in securing affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Hundreds of African Americans died at the hands of mobs during “Red Summer,” but little is widely known about this spate of violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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In calling for a moratorium on executions, the California governor has shown tremendous moral courage. He has my eternal gratitude. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Marjorie Cohn / ConsortiumnewsMay 3, 2018
An outcry over the inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League, an Jewish nongovernmental organization, as a lead member of upcoming anti-racism training forced the coffee company to back down. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigApr 25, 2018
The Montgomery, Ala., memorial features graphic sculptures recounting lynchings and other racially motivated violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Many legal experts and human rights advocates say the murder case is the worst example of wrongful conviction they have ever seen. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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The convicted murderer deserves to spend life in prison, but he should not be put to death because of an unjust law. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 22, 2012
“It has been so strange,” Herbert Richardson told incarceration activist Bryan Stevenson on the day of his execution. “All day long people have been saying to me, ‘What can I do to help you?’ … More people have said what can they do to help me in the last 14 hours of my life than they ever did” before, Chris Hedges writes in Smithsonian magazine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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