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The Agonizing Reality Confronting the Post-Civil Rights Generation

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Feb 8, 2024 Reflecting on the systems that maintain racism and separatism in America. 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 )

There Is No Donald J. Trump Without William F. Buckley

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 1, 2019 An in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and the conservative thinker reveals pressing truths about racism in modern America. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

The Stunning Revival of America’s ‘Christian Left’

Laura E. Alexander / The Conversation Aug 19, 2019 Appalled by the Trump administration's treatment of migrants, religious leaders are increasingly voicing their dissent across the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Simply Has No Shame

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jun 20, 2019 The former vice president's nostalgic remarks about Senate segregationists have set off a firestorm. Now he's inexplicably doubling down. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Must Make Amends for the Horror of Slavery

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 20, 2019 This Juneteenth is marked in Congress with historic hearings to discuss reparations and poverty, and offer a vision for a more just nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Judge Upholds HUD’s Delay of Anti-Segregation Housing Rule

JULIET LINDERMAN / The Associated Press Aug 18, 2018 Several civil rights groups argued that Secretary Ben Carson and his agency didn't follow the right procedures to suspend the Obama-era rule and are in violation of the Fair Housing Act, but their claims are rejected. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Museum Confronts America’s History of Racism

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 25, 2018 The Montgomery, Ala., memorial features graphic sculptures recounting lynchings and other racially motivated violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Students as Teachers: Facing the World Adults Are Wrecking

Belle Chesler / TomDispatch Apr 23, 2018 The teenagers who marched after the Parkland shootings don’t necessarily hate the world; they just hate the one we’ve built for them. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Poll: Blacks Think Civil Rights Goals Not Achieved

JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., only 1 in 10 African-Americans think the U.S. has achieved the goals of the civil rights movement he led. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Reluctant Activist

Chris Storm / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 Wonky as it seems, gerrymandering is a sinister threat in America. Fighting to keep voting districts fair is the most important work we can do. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )