This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inTAP
Democrats’ 2028 Primary Schedule: A Cold Shoulder to Their New Activist Base
For reasons both good and bad, big cities don’t figure much in the states that will kick off the presidential primaries.
Posted inTechnology
South Carolina: From Slaves to Bots
The state that was the foremost champion of unpaid human labor now fosters a new-age version of it.
Posted inEducation in America
Trump Wants Black People Barred From Med School
By targeting medical schools for prioritizing diversity, the Trump administration insists on a century-old belief that Black people are unequipped to practice medicine.
Posted inLaw and Justice
No Minority Is Safe From Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine
ICE is specifically targeting immigrant communities of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.
Posted inLaw and Justice
NYC Tenants Sue Over Spying Operation in Public Housing
Under Eric Adams, the city and the NYPD attached video surveillance to free internet routers. Plaintiffs allege this violates their civil liberties.
Posted inPolitics
El-Sayed’s Challenge: Overcoming ‘Otherness’
If the economy is the issue, he can win Michigan in November.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A. Philip Randolph: Socialist on the March
A. Philip Randolph led Black workers and won defining civil rights victories over a career spanning 60 turbulent years.
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Michigan’s Democratic Primary Could Hinge on Black Voters
Black voters in Michigan have significant voting power. But how have the Democratic candidates tapped into it?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Hubert Harrison, the Greatest Civil Rights Activist You’ve Never Heard Of
A Q&A with Brian Kwoba, author of Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism