Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 24, 2015
The step to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse is a welcome one, but it is only a symbolic measure. South Carolina’s 4.8 million residents can only achieve greater racial harmony and civil rights through practical steps. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 29, 2014
L.A. Clippers owner Donald Tokowitz Sterling has a long history of discriminatory practices. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 26, 2014
Cliven Bundy's bizarre remarks to The New York Times are wrong and wrongheaded in too many ways to count. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 26, 2014
Prisoners’ advocates call the reforms a step forward, but they don’t address discrimination in presidential pardons or apply to everyone serving harsh sentences from outdated guidelines. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 15, 2013
The bombing deaths of four Birmingham girls on this day 50 years ago changed the nation's outlook on civil rights. But did it lead to real change? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 23, 2013
A new Pew Research Center study finds a significant gap between white and black Americans in perceptions of racial equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 15, 2012
Fresh research has convinced scholars that even with progress in education, the black jobless rate in the United States remains twice that of whites because whites are typically better connected to people who can make introductions and are more likely to hear about job opportunities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 1, 2012
When John Carlos raised his fist in a salute at the 1968 Olympic Games, he encouraged untold numbers of people to continue fighting for racial and economic justice. Today, he says, the control corporations exert over professional athletes makes such an act impossible to imagine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 18, 2010
A study out of Brandeis University has determined that white Americans have roughly five times the wealth of black Americans of similar class, owing largely to greater economic opportunity. The results are worse than expected and suggest that America is backsliding in an important indicator of racial equality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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