In The Color of Law (to be published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in … The Color of LawRead more
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Posted inBlack / News / Racism / USA Empire / Water
Racism was a big factor in the Flint water crisis
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission — a governor-appointed board established in 1963 to investigate and prevent discrimination — released a 138-page report on the Flint … Racism was a big factor in the Flint water crisisRead more
Posted inBlack / Multimedia / USA Empire
What is your role in this country and what is your future in it
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Posted inBlack / Cosmetics / Health / ToMl / Women
Big Market for Black Cosmetics
A smaller share of hair and beauty products marketed to Black women scored low in potentially harmful ingredients than products aimed at the general public, … Big Market for Black CosmeticsRead more
Posted inBlack / Chemical / Cosmetics / Toxin / Women
Black women are exposed to more chemicals in personal care products
Not only do black women buy more personal care products than other ethnic groups, but those products are also more toxic. Black women buy more … Black women are exposed to more chemicals in personal care productsRead more
Posted inBlack / News / Police / USA Empire / Violence
US police killed more than 1,150 in 2016
At least 1,152 people were killed by police in the United States in 2016 according to the tracking site killedbypolice.net. While the total number of … US police killed more than 1,150 in 2016Read more
Posted inBlack / Economics / Slavery / ToMl / USA Empire
From Slavery to Mass Incarceration
The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of its prisoners. In 2014, more than 2 million people were … From Slavery to Mass IncarcerationRead more
Posted inBlack / Economics / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Life Materially Worse for Blacks 53 Years Since King’s ‘Dream’
First, the day: It was an unseasonably pleasant summer day 53 years ago today when nearly 250,000 people assembled peacefully and purposefully on the National … Life Materially Worse for Blacks 53 Years Since King’s ‘Dream’Read more
Posted inBlack / Politics / Prison / Solitary Confinement / ToMl / USA Empire
Albert Woodfox of Angola 3, Freed After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement
After more than 43 years in solitary confinement, Albert Woodfox is a free man and joins us today for his first broadcast interview. The former … Albert Woodfox of Angola 3, Freed After 43 Years in Solitary ConfinementRead more
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Politics of Cultural Dominance
Beyonce and her dancers perform in pseudo-Panther gear, pretending that resistance to the state is a matter of fashionability. “It is incredibly naive to think … Politics of Cultural DominanceRead more