Black and Asian women are more likely than white women to experience significant delays in getting breast biopsies after a mammogram identifies an abnormality. Moreover, … ‘Structural racism’ cited in study of breast-biopsy delaysRead more
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Murdering Black Lives Matter Protester
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he’s “working as swiftly” as possible to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was just convicted Friday of murdering … Murdering Black Lives Matter ProtesterRead more
White homeowner pleads not guilty in shooting of Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell
The 85-year-old White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault and … White homeowner pleads not guilty in shooting of Black teen who rang the wrong doorbellRead more
The 272 enslaved people sold to fund Georgetown
In 1676, a Black teenager named Ann Joice arrived on the shores of Maryland with hopes of a new life. She had traveled to the … The 272 enslaved people sold to fund GeorgetownRead more
How Black families are dispossessed of their land
In 2019, I wrote a story for ProPublica, co-published with The New Yorker, about the dispossession of Black landowners in the South. The story looked … How Black families are dispossessed of their landRead more
Lynchings in America
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1,101 people have been shot and killed by police in the past 12 months
On average, police in the United States shoot and kill more than 1,000 people every year, according to an ongoing analysis by The Washington Post. … 1,101 people have been shot and killed by police in the past 12 monthsRead more
US maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021
As women continue to die due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, new federal data shows that the nation’s maternal death … US maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021Read more