- Podcast
Sen. Jeff Merkley's decade-long push for filibuster reform
In this conversation from March, Merkley gets into how the filibuster has ground work in the Senate to a halt. And what he thinks should be done to fix it, especially to preserve voting rights.
- Opinion
My 12-year-old brother’s death was used to sell the ‘war on drugs.’ It’s time for Biden to end it.
Rather than addressing addiction crises, this “war” ushered in a new form of structural racism whose effects are wounding us all.
- Opinion
Sorry, Beyoncé, but Tiffany’s blood diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend
There's nothing aspirational about a Black woman wearing a symbol of white colonialism in Africa.
- Local
Should Greenbelt tackle reparations? Residents of this Maryland city will decide in November.
On Aug. 9, the Greenbelt City Council approved placing a referendum on the November ballot that will ask voters if the city should create a commission to study if and how the city should pay reparations to its African American and Native American residents.
He slashed their tires and shot into their home over their BLM sign. His Black neighbors forgave him.
Michael Frederick Jr. of Warren, Mich., was sentenced to four to 10 years in prison after carrying out a spate of hate crimes against his neighbors last year.
A Black officer was a rising star. The department’s ‘Jim Crow culture’ destroyed his career, lawsuit says.
Syracuse police officer Brandon Hanks alleges that the police department's “blatant and extreme racism” included noting how he "listened to rap music."
Why and when you need a coronavirus test for travel
Even if you're vaccinated, doctors are recommending testing again amid the delta surge.
Rockies say fan shouted Colorado mascot’s name, not racial slur at Marlins player
The incident happened Sunday at Coors Field, during a game between the Rockies and Miami Marlins, and drew significant attention.
Mississippi’s history of lynchings haunts grieving mother
A 21-year-old Black man was found hanging from a tree in Scott County, Miss., in 2018. Authorities ruled it was ruled a suicide, but his family says he was lynched.
‘Lynchings in Mississippi never stopped’
Police ruled the deaths suicides; the families say their loved ones were lynched.
- Monkey Cage
- Analysis
150 years ago, Frederick Douglass predicted the United States’ dilemma today
Douglass foresaw three possible paths for an irreconcilably divided U.S. Which will it take this time?
White boys wrapped a strap around a Black kid’s neck at summer camp. A Vineyard town wants answers.
A Massachusetts summer camp has come under fire after a July 29 incident left an 8-year-old Black boy with an abrasion on his neck and a community outraged.
Stacey Abrams, Michelle Obama urge voters to join the fight to protect access to the ballot
The former gubernatorial candidate and the former first lady warn of "dangerous legislation" in states across the country that would limit the right to vote.
- Monkey Cage
- Analysis
White Republicans and White Democrats are moving farther apart on race. Or is that just an education gap?
To find out, I looked at six ways to measure White attitudes on race -- and how those influenced their votes.
‘We’re still behind’: Public HBCUs see record investments, but still contend with legacy of state-sponsored discrimination
Public historically Black colleges and universities are benefitting from record government and philanthropic support amid deeper respect for the work they do with limited resources, but the legacy of inequity can complicate the reach of those dollars.
Michael Che shared cruel jokes about Simone Biles. He claims he was hacked.
The comedian shared jokes about the Olympian's sexual assault and her mental health.
- Monkey Cage
- Analysis
How Black Lives Matter demands accountability on Twitter — and when it works
Twitter offers a new way to apply collective pressure toward social change.
Dallas police apologize to mother of 12-year-old murdered in 1973 by officer playing Russian roulette
Santos Rodriguez was killed nearly 50 years ago by officer Darrell Cain during an interrogation over $8 stolen from a vending machine.
A White woman spit on a Black protester. Now, her hate-crime charge may be dropped.
Keren Prescott, a Black activist in Connecticut who was spit on by Yuliya Gilshteyn on Jan. 6, was left in tears over a lenient ruling she described as “the epitome of White privilege.”
What the founders of critical race theory have to say about the conservative attacks
“Now as a society, we may be paying a cost for our ignorance about our own history," said a law professor.
