The decision “recognizes what is at stake … [a] public health emergency that originated in slavery,” said an attorney.
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Black “Cancer Alley” Residents Win Key Ruling in Environmental Racism Case Read Post »
Why was Jeffrey Epstein obsessed with genes? In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the Department of Justice, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside more explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to Epstein’s fascination with steering research in the biological sciences. Those newly released emails include a […]
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Jeffrey Epstein Couldn’t Stop Emailing People About Eugenics Read Post »
Late on Thursday evening, President Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social that depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The post, which was online all of Friday morning, appears to have been removed from the president’s page. Toward the end of an unrelated video alleging interference in […]
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Trump Posts Video That Depicts Obamas as Apes Read Post »
My heart was in my throat as I watched the video emerging late Tuesday. A disturbed, angry man had just rushed Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis and assaulted her. He sprayed her in the chest with vinegar from a syringe, then was tackled by security and arrested. Omar reacted defiantly, […]
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The Attack on Ilhan Omar and Trump’s Destructive Politics of Violence Read Post »
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped MLK’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
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Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow Read Post »
Edith Romero, an organizer in New Orleans, discusses the dangers of the growing surveillance state.
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Battle Over Facial Recognition in New Orleans Will Shape Future of Surveillance Read Post »
A new anthology marking the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s murder aims to stir action against white supremacy.
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Mamie Till-Mobley Refused to Let Her Son, Emmett Till, Be Forgotten Read Post »
Even Trump’s base is starting to recognize the harm done by his economic policies and the historic government shutdown.
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Trump’s Spectacles of Violence Can’t Hold Back the Growing Tide of Discontent Read Post »
Records filed in court cases show that most complaints filed by families have been dismissed without investigation.
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Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education Read Post »
The federal government is appealing a case from Trump’s first term to reinstate an asylum ban at the southern border.
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US Is Legally Obligated to Provide Asylum. SCOTUS May Help Trump End It Anyway. Read Post »
Instead of classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, the Coast Guard now defines them as “potentially divisive.”
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Instead of classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, the Coast Guard now defines them as “potentially divisive.”
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