The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights
Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions has a lengthy history of making racist statements and falsely prosecuting black activists for voter fraud.
Feb 29, 2016 / Ari Berman
Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does. Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does.
His primary victories have proved that explicit appeals to racism are politically viable again.
Feb 29, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith
We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton
Their thoughts on presidential politics, the Black Lives Matter movement, and what can be gleaned from movements of the past.
Feb 26, 2016 / Alex Lubben
What the Academy Awards Tell Us About the Value of Black Work What the Academy Awards Tell Us About the Value of Black Work
The Oscars aren’t just a competition for cultural value: They double as an assessment tool that helps pick the industry’s economic winners and losers.
Feb 26, 2016 / Michael J. Brewer
63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina 63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina
That’s the number of minority registered voters who could be blocked from the polls by the state’s new voter ID law.
Feb 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success
Why is no one in the Republican establishment directly condemning Trump’s nascent movement of thugs and fanatics?
Feb 24, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
San Francisco’s Police Problem San Francisco’s Police Problem
The City by the Bay is known for its gentle vibe—except when it comes to the cops.
Feb 23, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841 The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841
Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.
Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel
Hillary Clinton’s Investment in Nevada Pays Off Hillary Clinton’s Investment in Nevada Pays Off
Clinton took away 19 delegates, including Latino-heavy precincts on the east side of Las Vegas.
Feb 21, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party
A new documentary about the Panthers should serve to remind us that the greatest, most important athlete of the 20th century was no bystander to their revolution.
Feb 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin