Race

“That Black officers can also be the face of police brutality against Black people doesn’t disprove the racism at the institution’s core,” writes Ieshaah Murphy.

A disproportionate number of Black residents have left the city, and advocates say the next mayor needs to ensure greater access to housing.

Biden’s American Rescue Plan is a start, but more public investment is needed to address racial inequality in the labor market.

Decades of exploitation, abuse, and racism in medicine have cost many Black Americans their lives during the pandemic. Now the government can act to prevent further harm.

Some say their roles are already too close to those of law enforcement and are organizing for a radical rethinking of the profession.

Workers report facing a difficult choice between earning a living and feeling safe and healthy at their job.

The city’s clearance rate for murder, whose victims are disproportionately Black, has hovered around 40 percent for the last several years.

The city has created the structural conditions that have engendered disproportionately high rates of infection and death among its Black and Latinx residents.

‘We literally held an election during a pandemic.’

Prison-based gerrymandering takes political power away from Black and Latinx communities—power that could be used to push for more funding for schools, social services, infrastructure, and other important reforms.

The attitude behind the Harris County district attorney’s message to ‘put down your gun and pick up an employment application’ is outdated.

Erick Wallace’s federal civil rights lawsuit joins a long line of litigation and misconduct allegations against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A Texas judge approved a Batson motion, then overruled it. But a transcript shows that a Black man was struck unfairly, the attorney said.

Many liberals support reform in theory. But when unpopular decisions need to be made, it’s back to the 1990s “Tough on Crime” playbook.

Children who have been in foster care, especially those who have been subjected to multiple moves, are at a high risk of ending up incarcerated.

Racial disparities in incarceration rates are dropping but still remain high. Racial disparities in sentence lengths are growing.

Outlets ran over 200 articles covering the vandalism. The outsize attention will likely damage young lives.

The sensationalist coverage of a handful of fights highlights local media’s misplaced priorities.

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There are two types of Black people, the juror said, and Tharpe wasn’t a “good” one.