Society

Queens Home Foreclosure

How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers How Banks Stole Homes From the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers

“Reverse redlining” flooded communities of color with toxic mortgages, practically ensuring default.

Jul 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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

LeBron James

The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter

Walking in the tradition of Muhammad Ali means taking a side, not building a bridge or riding the fence.

Jul 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.

Jul 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Mural Against Gun Violence

After a Week of Killings After a Week of Killings

The tensions are rising, and anger is, too. But Congress does not seem alarmed. Its leaders are confident. They’ve got a plan: Make certain that everyone’s armed.

Jul 14, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?

Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color? Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?

And a white person wonders how best to express solidarity with a friend suffering from the rise in xenophobia.

Jul 14, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

The One Thing That Unites All Americans

The One Thing That Unites All Americans The One Thing That Unites All Americans

Didn’t see that coming.

Jul 14, 2016 / Jen Sorensen

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Letters From the August 1-8, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 1-8, 2016, Issue

Remembrance of elections past… No justice, no unity… Sign of the times…

Jul 14, 2016 / Our Readers

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 / Kai Wright

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