Race and Ethnicity

Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First

Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First

While the city of Minneapolis is now considered a vanguard in the national effort to defund the police, less acknowledged is that its public school system has been several steps ah...

Jun 19, 2020 / Mary Retta

Black men and women dressed for an emancipation day celebration in Texas

It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday

Marking the end of slavery with a federal holiday would be more than a symbolic gesture. It would provide space for growth as a nation.

Jun 19, 2020 / Rep. Jamaal Bowman

For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards

For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards

Activists from Seattle to New York argue that elected boards and special prosecutors are vital to addressing police violence.

Jun 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Activists holding signs that spell out

Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening

Instead, it had everything to do with Trump’s incompetence.

Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team

It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team

As statues topple across the country, it’s time to change the name of the NFL’s most racist brand.

Jun 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Nahua indigenous women

Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish

Julián Castro and AOC have recently amplified a dialogue on Latinx identity and language. The conversation should also acknowledge groups that don’t traditionally speak Spanish.

Jun 18, 2020 / Jack Herrera

It’s Been a Long Time Coming

It’s Been a Long Time Coming It’s Been a Long Time Coming

“A Change Is Gonna Come” (song recorded by Sam Cooke in 1964).

Jun 18, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is

The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is

Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence?

Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Frank Rizzo statue

Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia

The uprising here may have been inevitable. But the aftermath has been full of surprises.

Jun 17, 2020 / Gene Seymour

Black Living

Black Living Black Living

Our dominator in chief vs. reality

Jun 17, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

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