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Race Archive

Archives for May 2023

Politics
Florida is too dangerous to visit, civil rights groups warnFlorida is too dangerous to visit, civil rights groups warn
Politics

The NAACP is the latest to issue a travel advisory for Florida because of Ron DeSantis’s policies.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The blatant discrimination of Ron DeSantis’s anti-China housing lawThe blatant discrimination of Ron DeSantis’s anti-China housing law
Politics

DeSantis wants to beef up his “tough on China” cred. The result is a racist law.

By Li Zhou
Politics
A new Supreme Court case threatens to make gerrymandering even worseA new Supreme Court case threatens to make gerrymandering even worse
Politics

South Carolina’s lawyers propose a rule that could make it virtually impossible to challenge racial gerrymanders.

By Ian Millhiser