Michelle Andrews / UndarkJul 20, 2023
Considerable evidence shows that diversity in medicine improves care, and some argue that it “literally saves lives.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Nicolas Haeringer / Waging NonviolenceJul 6, 2023
One side of the uprising is about the habitability of Earth, the other is about the habitability of France for communities of color. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Stephen Rohde / TruthdigJun 29, 2023
The book chronicles how state and federal lawmakers have long crafted assistance programs to benefit white people over Black people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / City Lights BooksJun 26, 2023
Black, Brown, and Indigenous creators are increasingly pushing their way into Hollywood in ways that are slowly, but surely, changing our culture. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Peter Grinspoon / Yes! MagazineJun 22, 2023
We need to end the prison sentences of everyone with nonviolent cannabis charges—they never should have been incarcerated in the first place. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michael Datcher / TruthdigApr 24, 2023
The teenage jazz musician learned the American history his state doesn't want to teach him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tana Ganeva / TruthdigApr 20, 2023
The Mississippi GOP’s attack on local power in the Black-majority capital has outraged and galvanized city lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Michael Kwet / TruthdigApr 17, 2023
In recent years, most large tech corporations have begun pushing anti-racism public relations and touting their donations to Black causes. There is no company more steeped or skilled in this practice than the elder of the group, Microsoft. By deploying fleets of flacks, messaging professionals and hired intellectuals, the company has managed to maintain a pristine image as a “moral leader” of Big Tech, while avoiding and deflecting attention from its deep and sordid history of collaboration with police, prisons, intelligence agencies and militaries. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Colin Lecher and Maddy Varner / The MarkupMar 2, 2023
L.A.’s scoring system for subsidized housing gives Black and Latino people experiencing homelessness lower priority scores. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Michael Gould-Wartofsky / TomDispatchFeb 27, 2023
In their warlike tactics, special police units are virtually indistinguishable from their counterparts in the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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