Why Black Men Run From the Police
A good, hard look at the statistics will tell you why African Americans have reason to fear an encounter with police. It’s never much of a surprise when I hear...
Racial Equality
Poor and Black People Still Left Behind
When President Obama arrives in New Orleans today, he will face a reckoning with his promises to help rebuild and restore the city. By Terrance Heath When President Obama visits...
Homecare Ruling a Historic Victory
Last week’s court decision combats longstanding racism and sexism embedded in U.S labor law. On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring homecare agencies to...
Bernie’s Missed Opportunity
To move his campaign forward, Bernie Sanders should focus on environmental justice. Even though we are still months away from the Democratic primary, it can’t be denied that Bernie Sanders...
Making 64 Cents for Every Dollar
On Black Women's Pay Equity Day, experts weigh in on income inequality for African-American women. By Kimberly Freeman Brown and Marc Bayard This past Tuesday was Black Women's Pay Equity...
How America Is Failing Its Schools
America's schools are not failing; America is failing its schools.
The Economics of the New Jim Crow
Racism is evolving into an insidious form of quiet economic subjugation. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_9199" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: AllenBWest.com[/caption] In 1931 the New Republic reported on a lynching in...
Depths of Poverty in the Deep South
The residents of Tchula, Mississippi live with deep poverty that stems from slavery and Jim Crow. By Scott Rodd [caption id="attachment_9145" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: Scott Rodd, ThinkProgress[/caption] Andrew sat a...
From the Great Society to the Debt Trap
The most financially vulnerable Americans are falling into the Debt Trap. By Larry Checco Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched his Great Society, a set of domestic programs...