A Fresh Look at Labor Issues in ‘Sorry to Bother You’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 Boots Riley’s promising film debut takes on casual and institutional racism, corporate greed, class subjugation and coarsening public discourse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

From the Civil War to Today: Centuries of Institutional Racism, Explained in Less Than 20 Minutes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 In a new video, actor Romany Malco describes the covert black history of the U.S. and the economic factors behind the prison-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama to Reinforce the Militarized Police Occupation of Black America

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Aug 11, 2016 After militarizing police departments by 2,400 percent, President Obama is now preparing to send more battlefield weaponry to law enforcers. And Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump would surely build on that legacy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer Talks With Madison Shockley About the Meanings of Christianity (Audio)

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 1, 2016 In this week’s “Scheer Intelligence,” the Truthdig editor in chief sits down with Shockley to discuss the Christian leader's family history with racism and what it means to be Christian today. Transcript included. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Study Confirms Racial Bias in South Carolina Criminal Sentences

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 29, 2016 Academics find that judicial penalties applied to African-Americans in South Carolina were consistently harsher than those meted out to their white counterparts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chicago Braces for New Protests Following Video Showing Police Killing of Black Teen

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2015 More protests are expected Wednesday after the release of video footage showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by police officer Jason Van Dyke. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: University of Missouri President Resigns Amid Protests Over Racial Intolerance

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2015 Tim Wolfe’s statement of resignation included a remarkable testament to the power of smart, direct-action protest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Unarmed Black Teenager Manhandled, Arrested for ‘Jaywalking’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 Nine California cops gave Americans another reason to despise police officers on Wednesday when they wrestled a sobbing, passive black teenager to the ground after he allegedly jaywalked and refused to follow an officer’s orders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Witness Statements Contradict Account of Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 14, 2015 A prosecutor’s comprehensive account of the investigation into the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice last November included witness reports that contradict a Cleveland officer’s claim that he shouted a warning before shooting the boy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: ‘Key & Peele’ Welcome You to ‘Negrotown’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 7, 2015 What if there were a magical place where blacks could escape the indignities, dangers and inconveniences of racism? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Racist Advertising Makes Racists of Us All

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 23, 2015 Racism is so successfully marketed in our societies, says British hip-hop artist Akala, that even he looks askance at a young black man holding a lot of cash. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black Bodies, Broken Worlds and a Post-Tax Society

By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch Dec 11, 2014 Somewhere in America tonight, another poor person who the police deem a threat will be killed. Tomorrow another, and then another. These deaths are not an outrage against this system. They are normal for this system. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )