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Race Archive

Archives for July 2025

Supreme Court
3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections3 Supreme Court justices just said they’re fine with race discrimination in elections
Supreme Court

Turns out only half of the Republican justices want to kill off the Voting Rights Act.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights ActA new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raidDOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid
The Logoff

Trump’s DOJ turns its back on police reform.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral raceThe astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
Politics

And 3 reasons that explain it.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Explain It to Me
How Black artists are reclaiming the American flagHow Black artists are reclaiming the American flag
Podcast
Explain It to Me

July Fourth isn’t as simple as celebrating the red, white, and blue.

By Jonquilyn Hill

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