Racism

Democracy Now!
View In: RacismAs human rights advocates denounce efforts by Republicans to send dozens of buses full of asylum seekers to sanctuary cities across the United States, we look at the related history of the Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962, when Southern segregationists bused Black families to the North to antagonize Norther...

Alternet.org
View In: RacismA Black Baltimore couple looking to refinance their home at a lower interest rate were told that their house was worth $472,000. But that couldn't be right, Dr. Nathan Connolly and his wife, Dr. Shani Mott, told The New York Times. They’d purchased the house in 2017 for $450,000, and spent $5,000 fo...

Democracy Now!
View In: RacismAs the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” which follows civil rights attorney Jeffer...

The Guardian
View In: RacismBlack Americans had 6.7% unemployment rate in November as economists unsurprised by disparityEven as economists celebrated a job market recovery seen from the beginning of the pandemic, when unemployment peaked at 14.8%, to November when unemployment was 4.2%, Black Americans have continued to see ...

Alternet.org
View In: RacismRepublicans are seeking to expand their advantage in multiple key states including North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, and Texas by way of partisan gerrymandering and aggressive Congressional redistricting, according to The New York Times. As a result of their actions, there is one common impact: “less politica...

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