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African-Americans

Perspectives

Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans

By Kevin O'Neal Cokley | December 6, 2019

Should all-white juries be permitted in death penalty cases involving black defendants?

Perspectives

Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness

By April Thames | November 25, 2019

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.

Government and Politics

Marijuana dispensary rollout illustrates fears that social equity measures are just blowing smoke

By Josh McGhee | November 22, 2019

As legalization looms, Chicago’s Black Caucus voices concerns that the emerging recreational pot industry is rigged for white operators.

Perspectives

Cities with more black residents rely more on traffic tickets and fines for revenue

By Akheil Singla | October 31, 2019

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.

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Setting the historical record straight for the critics of The New York Times project on slavery in America

By Kelley Fanto Deetz | August 28, 2019

A historian says that critics get the past wrong.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be
South Shore Nature Sanctuary

Fight for South Shore Nature Sanctuary is latest environmental justice flashpoint

By Curtis Black | August 22, 2019

Ald. Leslie Hairston’s recent comments highlight the disconnect between officials and community activists working for environmental equity.

Perspectives

What school segregation looks like in the US today, in 4 charts

By Erica Frankenberg | July 26, 2019

US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.

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What Canada and South Africa can teach the U.S. about slavery reparations

By Bonny Ibhawoh | July 18, 2019

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.

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Less than three-fifths of a Fourth of July

By Saeed Richardson | July 3, 2019

Most Americans don’t think about how painful and complicated our Independence Day can be for Black people to whom it never applied.

African-Americans

Not all Americans have a fair path to a good death – racial disparities are real

By Jason Ashe and Danielle L. Beatty Moody | June 28, 2019

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.

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