If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of the MAGA-fueled years of Republican extremism that has become the…
Month: January 2023
Black police officers aren’t colorblind – they’re infected by the same anti-Black bias as American society and police in general
By Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University Once again, Americans are left reeling from the horror of video footage showing police…
Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
By Jerald Podair, Lawrence University As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader…
‘Acts that defy humanity:’ 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence
By Howard Manly, The Conversation In the case of the five Black, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in…
Nearly Half of All Sheriffs in Louisiana Are Violating Public Records Laws
UNWATCHED A Louisiana Law Department That Polices Itself This story was originally published by ProPublica. By Richard A. Webster, Verite…
Two years in, Biden has prioritized nominating women of color as judges
Originally published by The 19th By Candice Norwood and Jasmine Mithani, The 19th President Joe Biden entered the White House two…
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
By Viola Franziska Müller, University of Bonn For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against…
Online racial harassment leads to lower academic confidence for Black and Hispanic students
By Alvin Thomas, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea…
When Gun Violence Ends Young Lives, These Men Prepare the Graves
By Cara Anthony January 30, 2023 MILLSTADT, Ill. — It was a late Friday afternoon when a team of men…
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads the GOP’s national charge against public education that includes lessons on race and sexual orientation
By Jonathan Feingold, Boston University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ disdain for “woke ideology” is on full display. At a January…
