In a national crisis, the president's words matter, rhetoric matters. And rather than calming the waters, Trump's statements have been stunningly, almost inconceivably divisive. But other leaders around the country,…
With pardons, abdication of oversight, harsh rhetoric, and executive orders, the Trump administration has encouraged violent policing. The police violence currently being protested in dozens of cities around the United…
"I’m exhausted by a heartbreak that never seems to stop," the former first lady wrote on Twitter on Friday. Michelle Obama is weighing in on the killing of George Floyd,…
Demonstrations that started in Minneapolis and Louisville spread on Saturday to dozens of cities as far afield as Alaska and Hawaii. Many turned violent. Protests around the US turned into…
Emotions were already raw over the toll of a pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 people across the country and cost millions of jobs. They are parallel plagues ravaging…
Demonstrations across the country again devolved into unrest Saturday, a day after a Minneapolis police officer was arrested and charged with the third-degree murder and manslaughter of George Floyd. Police…
It’s past time for us to ditch the damsel narrative, admit our power, and stand up for racial justice. Over the holiday weekend, two instances of racial discrimination — one that…
When Black women are harmed by Black men, they often feel caught between their desire for justice and not wanting to prove any racist stereotypes true. “On the Record,” the…
"As a police officer, we're held to a higher standard than normal civilians," the police chief in Kaplan, Louisiana, said. "So you got to watch what you do, you got…
"The biggest threat is still the threat from the right," Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said. MUNICH — Right-wing extremists were to blame for a large rise in anti-Semitic crimes in Germany last…