Perspectives

Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans
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Should all-white juries be permitted in death penalty cases involving black defendants?
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Should all-white juries be permitted in death penalty cases involving black defendants?
The recent death of Elijah Cummings at age 68 underscores a disturbing statistic: black men die, on average, five years younger than white men. A study shows racism’s effects on gene activity.
As legalization looms, Chicago’s Black Caucus voices concerns that the emerging recreational pot industry is rigged for white operators.
A study looked at fines in 93 California cities. Cities with more black residents and more disproportionately white police forces tended to rely the most on fines.
A historian says that critics get the past wrong.
Ald. Leslie Hairston’s recent comments highlight the disconnect between officials and community activists working for environmental equity.
US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.
Reparation opponents who oppose truth and reconciliation by insisting that America’s “original sin” of slavery is in the distant past should heed the lessons of Canada and South Africa.
Most Americans don’t think about how painful and complicated our Independence Day can be for Black people to whom it never applied.
There are many conversations these days around ‘successful dying.’ Two African American scholars argue why these conversations need to include race and how it impacts life span.