what has happened to the individuals who filmed and distributed the shocking videos of Alton Sterling’s death. The videos show a Baton Rouge police officer … He Filmed Alton Sterling ShootingRead more
in Charlottesville, Virginia, dozens of torch-bearing white nationalists gathered Saturday for two rallies to protest plans to remove a Confederate monument. White nationalist Richard Spencer … Torch-Bearing White Mob Protests Removal of Confederate MonumentRead more
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
JPMorgan Chase will pay $55 million to settle a lawsuit with the Justice Department accusing the bank of discriminating against more than 50,000 homeowners of … JPMorgan Chase to Pay $55M to Settle Housing Discrimination LawsuitRead more
The defensible heart of identity politics is its commitment to opposing forms of discrimination like racism, sexism, and homophobia. I share that commitment. But opposing … It’s Not Racism vs. Anti-Racism; It’s Capitalism vs. SocialismRead more
Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus. Although the New Testament survives in koine Greek, likely it had an Aramaic substrate. The Gospels make clear … Christian Assyrian Woman Is Harassed as ‘Terrorist’ for Speaking the Language of JesusRead more
Carol Anderson talking: As I laid out in White Rage, part of what happened is that when African Americans advance, when they gain access to … The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial DivideRead more
In the two years since the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the nation has come to learn much about the stark socioeconomic … Race Strongly Influences Mortgage LendingRead more
Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers. That’s … Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by RaceRead more
As an undergraduate at Brown University in the 1970s, William Darity, Jr. expected to learn the reasons behind the inequality he’d seen all around him … Here’s What Economists Don’t Understand About RaceRead more