JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to the housing crisis. Recent census data reveals the homeownership rate for African Americans has fallen to its lowest level … How Banks & Real Estate Biz Undermined Black HomeownersRead more
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Police Kill Another Black Resident at Home
in Fort Worth, Texas, where a white police officer has been arrested and charged with murder, after he shot and killed a 28-year-old African-American woman … Police Kill Another Black Resident at HomeRead more
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Elaine Massacre: New Memorial Unveiled on Centennial of Racial Mass Killing
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Elaine massacre, when white vigilantes in Arkansas massacred hundreds of African Americans in one of the deadliest … Elaine Massacre: New Memorial Unveiled on Centennial of Racial Mass KillingRead more
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Bias against black customers is real
Name a store, any store, from Fifth Avenue to Main Street, and I’ll bet that I can find a black person who has experienced discrimination … Bias against black customers is realRead more
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Black Boys in Rich Families
New study shows that rich white boys are likely to remain rich as adults, but that rich black boys are more likely to become poor … Black Boys in Rich FamiliesRead more
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The Great Land Robbery
I. Wiped Out “You ever chop before?” Willena Scott-White was testing me. I sat with her in the cab of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck, … The Great Land RobberyRead more
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Black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land
The Great Land Robbery Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss, … Black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of landRead more
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“Intelligence” Tests Propagate Racism
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. Our guest for the hour is Ibram X. Kendi, on the day of … “Intelligence” Tests Propagate RacismRead more
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To be an antiracist, you have to be anti-capitalist
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: I wanted to ask you about — in your new book, you talk about the whole issue of class and race and the … To be an antiracist, you have to be anti-capitalistRead more