racial injustice

When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, condemnation erupted from liberal leaders and activists. But some public defenders, often allies of progressive activists, have praised the court’s ruling, saying gun-permitting rules like New York’s have long been a license for racial discrimination.

As Providence, Rhode Island, gears up to provide reparations to Black residents for centuries of injustices, city officials are looking beyond just the city’s role in the slave trade.

“Why?: A Conversation About Race” is an unvarnished look at social activism from the eyes of Black children as they struggle to understand demands for change.

Dr. Katya Corado and Dr. Lance Okeke are concerned about what they see as a hesitancy among members of the Latino and Black communities to participate in COVID-19-related studies. Fortunately, the infectious disease specialists are in a position to do something about it.

A quilt exhibit at Jackson State University honors dozens of lives lost in the U.S. to racial violence