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Race Archive

Archives for November 2018

Criminal Justice
Amber Guyger has been indicted for murder after the Botham Jean shootingAmber Guyger has been indicted for murder after the Botham Jean shooting
Criminal Justice

The indictment comes nearly three months after the former police officer shot and killed Jean in his own apartment.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
“Schools are segregated because white people want them that way”“Schools are segregated because white people want them that way”
Politics

Nikole Hannah-Jones on the persistence of segregation in American life.

By Sean Illing
Police Violence
The Alabama mall shooting highlights the dangers of owning a gun while blackThe Alabama mall shooting highlights the dangers of owning a gun while black
Police Violence

The shooting of Emantic Bradford shows how gun rights don’t protect black Americans from police violence.

By P.R. Lockhart
Culture
“It’s our responsibility”: Ellen Pompeo wants white people to address Hollywood’s lack of diversity“It’s our responsibility”: Ellen Pompeo wants white people to address Hollywood’s lack of diversity
Culture

The comments came as Pompeo criticized Porter magazine’s lack of diversity during a panel discussion.

By P.R. Lockhart
Culture
The biggest lie we still teach in American history classesThe biggest lie we still teach in American history classes
Culture

“The idea that we’re always getting better keeps us from seeing those times when we’re getting worse.”

By Sean Illing
Education
A white professor called police on a black student for putting her feet up in classA white professor called police on a black student for putting her feet up in class
Education

The University of Texas at San Antonio concluded that the incident was not motivated by racism.

By P.R. Lockhart
Culture
Michelle Obama’s story of “talking white” shines a light on the complexities of code-switchingMichelle Obama’s story of “talking white” shines a light on the complexities of code-switching
Culture

In Becoming, Obama discusses how she was questioned about her identity as a child — and how her husband faced similar questions in his presidential campaign.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Black women turned electoral power into political power in 2018Black women turned electoral power into political power in 2018
Politics

For the first time in US history, more than 20 black women will serve in Congress.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
6 years ago her son was murdered. Now Lucy McBath is heading to Congress.6 years ago her son was murdered. Now Lucy McBath is heading to Congress.
Politics

The gun control advocate and “Mother of the Movement” unseats Republican Karen Handel in Georgia’s Sixth District.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Georgia, 2018’s most prominent voting rights battleground, explainedGeorgia, 2018’s most prominent voting rights battleground, explained
Politics

How the governor’s race between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp has fueled ongoing problems with voter access in Georgia.

By P.R. Lockhart
National Geographic’s November cover falls back on a racist cliché
Media

The white cowboy versus the “savage native”: 8 months after its “racial reckoning,” the magazine takes two steps backward.

By Kainaz Amaria