Race

The Effort To Defund Racial Justice

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Capital & Main Aug 22, 2024 In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, a flurry of funding went to Black nonprofits. That funding is now being pulled back amidst a right-wing backlash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Black Women Spearhead a New Southern Union

Tina Vásquez / Prism Reports Jan 19, 2023 The South has a new union—and workers have Black women to thank. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Opinion

This MLK Day, Let’s Learn the Right Lessons From History

Svante Myrick / Other Words Jan 16, 2023 Dr. King was a giant, but history is also made by ordinary people standing up for what’s right. That takes all of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Political Revolution Is Long Overdue

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Jan 29, 2020 The entire Democratic field has vowed to defeat Donald Trump, but only the Vermont senator is offering a renewal of American democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg Isn’t Fooling Black America

Marc Steiner and Jaqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Dec 3, 2019 The 2020 hopeful recently spoke at Rev. William Barber's church in North Carolina, but he's done little to earn the congregation's trust. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

What’s Behind America’s Racial Wealth Gap?

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 28, 2019 "The Color of Money" author Mehrsa Baradaran examines the long-term ramifications of denying African Americans home and property ownership. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

3 New Studies That Will Make You Rethink Systemic Racism

Lee Camp / Truthdig Apr 10, 2019 It affects our schools, our water, even the air we breathe. And like climate change, it demands an urgent, comprehensive response. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Sanders Can Win Over Black Voters (Video)

The Real News Network Feb 24, 2019 There's still a chance for the Vermont senator to tackle racial inequality and contend with such candidates as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What MLK Would Make of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 21, 2019 The remnants of Jim Crow cannot truly be addressed without the sort of democratic socialism the congresswoman seeks to implement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Just as MLK Warned, We’re Headed Toward Economic Apartheid

Jessicah Pierre / OtherWords Jan 21, 2019 The widening of the racial wealth divide King foresaw has coincided with the extreme concentration of U.S. wealth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Investigate Possible Lynching of Ferguson Activist’s Son

Ilana Novick Nov 1, 2018 Police say Danye Jones’ death was a suicide. His mother says it was a lynching. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )