LBJ tried to torpedo the official Kerner Commission record. Instead it became a bestseller Jelani Cobb May 10, 2024 Read the full article here PBS: American Experience
Brandon Johnson promised to address the city’s longstanding inequities – advocates want to make the most of the moment. Aliya Uteuova May 19, 2024 Read the full article here The Guardian
The Chiefs should part ways with Butker, but the team (and the league) will likely do nothing. Jason Page May 16, 2024 Read the full article here MSNBC
The aim of this posting is a modest one, to take a closer look at the signage and elements that comprise the “Honor Space”, and to provide links with some background information on the...
After changing the Confederate names of two schools in the wake of Black Lives Matter, the school board has had a change of heart, and Black people are mad. Emell Adolphus May 10, 2024...
“You gon’ come to our city and decide you don’t like Black people. Man, you don’t know a damn thing about Black people…We never go to no neighborhoods and take people out.” Beth Kwiatek...
The woman told police she had been living inside the grocery store sign for roughly a year, and had been able to get electricity. Ed White May 10, 2024 Read the full article here...
What explains the student movement against the war in Gaza? Sometimes the correct answer is the one right in front of you. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor May 8, 2024 Read the full article here The New...
The last big protests cost $150 million in NYPD overtime — with tens of millions more in lawsuit settlements. Bryce Covert May 7, 2024 Read the full article here The Intercept
Whiffs of arrogance and hypocrisy permeate the code of conduct recently adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court. [See USSC Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023] Arthur Giacalone Read the full article here With All Due Respect