African Americans

Police brutality protest Texas

Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That. Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That.

Some advice from communities that really are facing violent crime.

Jul 21, 2016 / Spencer Overton and Kami Chavis

Downtown Cleveland

Cleveland Has Survived Deindustrialization and a Burning River. Can It Survive Donald Trump? Cleveland Has Survived Deindustrialization and a Burning River. Can It Survive Donald Trump?

As the Republican National Convention rolls into Cleveland, the author fears for his hometown.

Jul 18, 2016 / Dale Maharidge

Gabby Douglas at the 2012 Olympic trials in San Jose, California (Peter Read Miller)

Out of Sight, Top of Mind Out of Sight, Top of Mind

A new book conveys the powerful role photography plays in sports. But the photographers are still something of a mystery.

Jul 15, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ian F. Blair

Cuba Terror List

My Journey From Louisiana to Havana, and Back Again My Journey From Louisiana to Havana, and Back Again

Afro-Cubans are clad in American flags that represent, for them, a chance at upward mobility, while at home black Americans are murdered under this same flag.

Jul 15, 2016 / Kristina Kay Robinson

BLM Father & Daughter

Black Lives Still Matter Black Lives Still Matter

In order to truly ensure that, we will have to confront the broader culture of violence that has long gripped this nation.

Jul 14, 2016 / Editorial / Kai Wright

Trump in Havana, South Carolina

Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return

Our roundtable reveals new trends in a changing region.

Jul 13, 2016 / Jesse Williams, Elizabeth Bruenig, Josie Duffy, Kareem Crayton, and Jake McGraw

Hillary VP Tim Kaine

The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color

Clinton owes her campaign to the people of color who have overwhelmingly voted for her, and her pick for vice president should recognize that.

Jul 8, 2016 / Steve Phillips

Iowa Voting

An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting

Nearly 6 million Americans can’t vote because of discriminatory felon-disenfranchisement laws.

Jun 30, 2016 / Ari Berman

Black Lives Matter activist

Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’ Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’

A conversation with the Black Lives Matter organizer jailed for “lynching” in Pasadena.

Jun 20, 2016 / Reniqua Allen

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Jamiel Shaw,

Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims

He says the US must choose between investing in African Americans and welcoming immigrants. Do Democrats have an answer to that false choice?

Jun 16, 2016 / Julianne Hing

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