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Race Archive

Archives for August 2018

Counterprotesters vastly outnumbered white nationalists at Unite the Right 2
Politics

Photos from the day show a massive mobilization against the alt-right.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Trump has so few black senior advisers, Kellyanne Conway struggles to name oneTrump has so few black senior advisers, Kellyanne Conway struggles to name one
Politics

The woman who brought us “alternative facts” can’t name a top black adviser to the president.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
The limits of free speech for white supremacists marching at Unite the Right 2, explainedThe limits of free speech for white supremacists marching at Unite the Right 2, explained
Politics

The First Amendment doesn’t protect targeted racial slurs that could spark violence.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Explainers
What Sunday’s Unite the Right 2 rally tells us about the state of the alt-right in AmericaWhat Sunday’s Unite the Right 2 rally tells us about the state of the alt-right in America
Explainers

Attendance might be low, but we can learn a lot from the rally, counterprotests, and the broader response.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
The alt-right is coming to Washington, DC. Here’s how anti-racist groups are preparing.The alt-right is coming to Washington, DC. Here’s how anti-racist groups are preparing.
Politics

One year after Charlottesville, counterprotesters aim to “stand against hate.”

By P.R. Lockhart
Explainers
The alt-right is debating whether to try to look less like NazisThe alt-right is debating whether to try to look less like Nazis
Explainers

“Optics-cucking,” the debate roiling white nationalists, explained.

By Jane Coaston
Explainers
One year after Charlottesville, the alt-right is gathering again — in WashingtonOne year after Charlottesville, the alt-right is gathering again — in Washington
Explainers

Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right are rallying outside the White House.

By Jane Coaston
Culture
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman draws a ham-fisted line from white supremacy’s past to its presentSpike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman draws a ham-fisted line from white supremacy’s past to its present
Culture

And it lets white audiences off the hook.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Politics
Researchers are finding Confederate memorials faster than they’re being taken downResearchers are finding Confederate memorials faster than they’re being taken down
Politics

Since 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center has added 237 more memorials to its database.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Tuesday is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s what you should know about the gap.Tuesday is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s what you should know about the gap.
Politics

On average, black women had to work 20 months to match what a white man made in 12.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Trump is insulting LeBron James’s intelligence — and Don Lemon’s — on TwitterTrump is insulting LeBron James’s intelligence — and Don Lemon’s — on Twitter
Politics

It’s days after the NBA star launched a school for at-risk youth in his hometown.

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
Living While Black and the criminalization of blacknessLiving While Black and the criminalization of blackness
Explainers

White people calling 911 on black people for things like napping and sitting in Starbucks points to a deeper problem.

By P.R. Lockhart