Two Virginia Schools Must Change Names Again After Reverting to Confederate Names Two Years Ago
When a county tried to turn back the clock — and a federal judge noticed.
Race & Politics
A Teen Called 911. Austin Police Shot Him in a Playground
At 3:51 a.m. a 17-year-old in crisis sat on a playground wall; three officers arrived and opened fire. The object in his waistband was a water bottle.
Failing Upward: The Story of Donald Trump, Jr
The inheritance of influence: Donald Trump Jr.’s rise without merit.
Donald Trump and the Dept. of Agriculture Planned Tariffs on Wakanda
Ducks, donkeys, and dairy cows subject to import fees.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino Finds That Aligning with Donald Trump is a Path to Ruin
The FIFA president who couldn’t stop sucking up to Trump.
Trump Kills the Slush Fund, Leaving Himself, Two Sons, and the Trump Organization the Only Beneficiaries
An almost two billion‑dollar promise, reduced to a family‑only escape hatch.
How Much Money Does Trump Still Owe as He’s Finally the Billionaire He’s Always Claimed?
The contractors, cities, banks, and Investors left holding the bag.
She Called 911. A Deputy Killed Her. The Jury Said He Feared for His Life
She called 911 and died in her kitchen. The trial that followed shows the gap between criminal sentencing and civil accountability for officers.
The Fallacy of Targeting Black Billionaires
When moral outrage only appears for Black billionaires, the conversation has left economics and entered bias.
The Debate Over Black College Dress Code is a Distraction
But that doesn’t mean it’s not a conversation worth having.
Todd Blanche Nomination Stalls Over Trump’s Desire for IRS Immunity for Himself and His Family
The IRS deal that mattered more than survivors, senators, or justice.
America is Deleting Evidence of Racism
When the government stops measuring racial inequality but discrimination continues.
The American History Donald J. Trump Wants You to See
A visitor’s journey to the Smithsonian’s “real American history.”
How a Breadstick Joke Shifts Attention From Voter Restriction
The GOP wants you to laugh at a breadstick joke while they gut the franchise.
ESPN Cut the Analyst Who Asked Hard Questions About Race
Dropping Ryan Clark mid-broadcast while extending a noncontroversial celebrity pundit exposes a choice about which conversations a corporate sports network will tolerate.
United Nations Racism Against 1.5 Billion Africans
Add permanent African Union seat to U.N. Security Council.
What Donald Trump Can do for the Tate Brothers
How misogyny, celebrity, and political access converged to protect brothers, Andrew and Tristan.
Why Lupita Nyong’o Playing 'Most Beautiful Woman' Triggered Backlash
Some believe Black actors are undeserving of opportunities.
When 'Don't See Race' Becomes Policy
Proposed shift from collecting demographic data leaves us in the dark.
Teacher Schools White People Who Have a Problem With Lupita Nyong’o As Helen of Troy
Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy has men all over the world fighting over her… sounds like Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ got it right.
John Hope Bryant Wants to Flip the Script on Black Wealth in America
A Recipe for Black Success.
How Racial Profiling Robs Black People of Freedom
Racist assumptions infringe upon the liberties afforded to others.
How Many More Must Die Before Ice is Held Accountable?
Four ICE shootings in a week. Seventy billion in new funding. One deciding vote. And a federal government that won’t investigate its own.
The WNBA and its Policing of Black Players
The evolution of misogynoir in the WNBA.
Has America Ever Had Free and Fair Elections?
A 240‑year struggle over who counts, who votes, and who gets silenced.
John Hope Bryant's Plan to Rewrite the Roadmap to Black Wealth in America
Bryant's prescription for closing the racial wealth gap.
What We Known About Darline Graham Nordone, and is She Qualified to Be a U.S. Senator?
Does Lindsey’s little sister deserve her appointment?
ICE Kills the Wrong Man in Maine. A Week Later Another Immigrant is Dead in Florida
St. Augustine at sunrise: How a Routine ICE Encounter Became a Fatal Flight.
Has Speaking No Ill of the Dead Outlived Its Usefulness?
Reconsidering a tradition that protects legacies more than truth.
Why Being The Only Black Person in a White Friend Group is Still Awkward
Even the bond of friendship doesn’t erase racism.