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Race Archive

Archives for April 2016

Explainers
Cleveland to pay $6 million over police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir RiceCleveland to pay $6 million over police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice
Explainers

Rice was playing at a park with a toy pellet gun when Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann shot and killed him.

By German Lopez
2016 Presidential Election
From Occupy to Black Lives Matter: how nonviolent resistance is shaping the 2016 electionsFrom Occupy to Black Lives Matter: how nonviolent resistance is shaping the 2016 elections
2016 Presidential Election

Violence at Trump rallies gets attention, but nonviolence is just as important this election.

By Erica Chenoweth
Politics
How Clarence Thomas used racism to deny he sexually harassed Anita HillHow Clarence Thomas used racism to deny he sexually harassed Anita Hill
Politics

The hearing wasn’t as simple as “he said, she said.”

By Victoria M. Massie
Race
Watch: a comedian obliterates the idea of “reverse racism” in 3 minutesWatch: a comedian obliterates the idea of “reverse racism” in 3 minutes
Race

He highlights the systemic global oppression of black and brown people that’s existed for centuries.

By German Lopez

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