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
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: This week marks two years since white supremacists and neo-Nazis descended on Charlottesville, Virginia. On the night of August 11th, 2017, hundreds of … Today the Lynch Mob Only Needs an Assault RifleRead more
Everyone seemed to be fleeing the brutality of the Chicago sun. There was no haven that compared to the cooling waters of Lake Michigan. Thousands … A Lynch Mob of OneRead more
The Galveston Police Department is apologizing for the way officers arrested a black man over the weekend, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reported. The department said … Handcuffed black man is led by rope down street by cops on horsebackRead more
“It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation,” Will Rogers once said, “but you can lose it in a minute.” This certainly seems to … Ronald Reagan’s racism paved the way for Trump’sRead more
A friend complained to me recently that his son wasn’t getting into Ivy League colleges because it’s so hard for a middle-class white kid to … The Truth about Anti-White DiscriminationRead more
The family of Sandra Bland is calling for authorities to reopen an investigation into her death. The 28-year-old African-American woman died in a Texas jail … Sandra Bland’s Family Calls For Probe of Her DeathRead more
On Tuesday, April 30, a Minnesota jury convicted police officer Mohamed Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing Justine Damond, a … What Officer Noor’s Conviction Says About Racism in AmericaRead more
“Do you want the Boston marathon bomber to vote?” is a provocative question that acts as a smokescreen concealing the real issue — why and … The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to VoteRead more
new book We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America. In his book, Watkins amplifies the experiences of poor black Americans he says … A Word from Forgotten Black AmericaRead more