racism
Cops don’t need more training
March 4, 2022A report published this week by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General reveals that police in that city disproportionately target Black people and subject them to force.
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Kentucky Republicans dishonestly claim race education bill isn’t whitewashed history
March 3, 2022SB 138, like its companions (House Bills 14, 18, and 487), will still limit classroom discussion of systemic racism.
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Black Refugee Lives Matter: U.N. urged to act on Ukraine border racism
March 3, 2022Reports say Black and South Asian people fleeing the Russian invasion are facing racial discrimination and abuse at the border from Ukrainian and Polish officials.
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A re-radicalized Beethoven ‘Fidelio’ for the Black Lives Matter era
March 1, 2022SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A touring production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio has just ended its four-city tour in February, with stops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Mondavi...
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On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers?
February 25, 2022While a reader may find certain aspects of her argument worthy of debate, the fundamental value of Purnell’s book and intellectual approach is one of openness.
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