One group of oppressed Americans has become especially outspoken this election year, contending that top government officials (Democrats in particular) are ignoring their community’s basic needs and stifling their pursuit of economic advancement. Jim...
A 2018 lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department is seeking the go-ahead from the federal court to proceed as a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit against the City of Buffalo claims...
The finding from The Associated Press adds to the evidence of growing inequality—and helps explain worker dissatisfaction with the economy, as wages fail to rise alongside executive pay, an expert said. Edward Carver June...
The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments. P. Nick Curran, Akela Lacy May 30, 2024 Read the full article...
Housing policy enacted by federal, state, and local governments in the 20th century ensured that African American and white citizens could not live near one another in metropolitan areas across the United States, according to...
UB professor outlines “radical” challenge to traditional neighborhood redevelopment. What do you like about your neighborhood, the interviewer asked. What are your concerns? How optimistic are you that things will get better? There was...
In the 1970s, Black students organized protests and a boycott that cost local white businesses money. Today, many families who could afford private school still choose Thomasville’s public schools. Jennifer Berry Hawes May 29,...
Either we think about unionism in new ways and establish new ways of joining other movements, or most of our unions die a long, slow, painful death. Kim Scipes May 26, 2024 Read the...
Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. Olivia B. Waxman May 22, 2024 Read the full article here...
A poem and essay on black motherhood—and life. Cassie Williams May 25, 2024 Read the full article here In These Times