14 Jun The New Voter Suppression
In what voting rights advocates fear is a dress rehearsal for November, Black voters in Georgia faced long lines, late poll openings, and broken voting machines that led to six-hour delays. ...
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14 Jun Destiny by Zip Code
Detroit and Grosse Pointe are situated five miles apart on a map- but young people in those communities live in different worlds. Does zip code determine your destiny? ...
18 May Sleeping While Black
Breonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson - three unarmed Black women killed by police. But, none of their deaths sparked outrage comparable to the police killings of Black men. ...
18 May Pulitzer Recognizes Resistance Lived and Retold
Two Black women commanded major prizes in the Pulitzer Class of 2020. ...
30 May A Black Man Did It
The refrain dates to slavery. Undergirded Jim Crow segregation. Justified lynching- and still jeopardizes Black lives today. ...
18 May Biden Still Needs Black Women: Here Are 3 Things He Needs to Do
Black women, staking their claim on the 2020 elections and history, list the three things Biden must do to win their votes....
02 May The Bitter Harvest of American Racism
The old saying "When white America catches a cold, black America gets pneumonia” has a new twist: when white America catch the coronavirus, black Americans die. ...
30 May MAGA Hats and Reopen Protests
While African Americans make up nearly 47% of D.C.'s population, and account for 46% of the city’s COVID-19 cases, they also account for more than 76% of the city’s deaths....
02 May Black People and Vulnerability
The spread of COVID-19 is exposing racial fault lines between African Americans and white Americans, with the former more likely to die from the disease. ...
02 May COVID-19 and Obesity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of high-risk individuals includes the severely obese. Some studies on coronavirus are now starting to track COVID-19 patients' body mass index. ...