TD Column

The Supreme Court’s Assault on Voting Rights Isn’t Over

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 2, 2023 The court will hear oral arguments in a “racial gerrymandering” case from South Carolina — Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP — that has the potential to inflict irreparable harm on minority voters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Education

Many States Don’t Require Schools to Teach Sex Ed. A New Bill Hopes to Change That

Nadra Nittle / The 19th Aug 25, 2023 REAHYA would provide $100 million in funding from 2024 to 2029 for both K-12 schools and higher education institutions to teach comprehensive sex ed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

The Beautiful and Disconcerting Climate Art of Luciana Abait

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Aug 11, 2023 Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Original

Ralph Yarl’s Blues

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Apr 24, 2023 The teenage jazz musician learned the American history his state doesn't want to teach him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

What Black Americans Say Is Needed To Overcome Racial Inequality

Jens Manuel Krogstad and Kiana Cox / Pew Research Center Feb 1, 2023 Five key findings from a Pew Research Center survey. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 25, 2023 How U.S. History Textbooks and Prominent American Universities Justified Slavery, Perpetuated Racial Stereotypes and Promoted White Supremacy. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

World

The Managers of Brazil

Guido Melo / Africa Is A Country Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

A Tree Grows in El Sereno

Caroline Tracey / High Country News Dec 22, 2022 How activists are protecting black walnut trees to fight gentrification in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Race

Grave Dangers

Seth Freed Wessler / ProPublica Dec 19, 2022 Authorities helped erase a historic black cemetery in Virginia to clear way for the expansion of a Microsoft data center. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Race

Genetics and Racial Mythmaking

Ashley Smart / Undark Magazine Dec 12, 2022 As its findings are twisted to support racial violence, genetics is a field at the crossroads. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Politics

How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts

Joshua Kaplan / ProPublica Nov 10, 2022 DeSantis's commandeering of the redistricting process may ultimately have the most long-lasting consequences. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

James Baldwin Won the Battle, but William F. Buckley Won the War

John Timpane / Truthdig Feb 16, 2020 A new book explores the legacy of a momentous 1965 debate about race in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )