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Anna North

Anna North

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Anna North

    How racist policing took over American cities, explained by a historian
    Explainers

    “The problem is the way policing was built,” historian Khalil Muhammad says.

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    The protests over Breonna Taylor’s shooting death, explainedThe protests over Breonna Taylor’s shooting death, explained
    Explainers

    Taylor was killed by police in her apartment. Now a man is dead in Louisville after police opened fire.

    By Anna North
    What it means to be anti-racist
    Explainers

    It’s not enough to be “not racist,” experts and educators say.

    By Anna North
    These videos show the police aren’t neutral. They’re counterprotesters.
    archives

    Some law enforcement officers are treating America like a battlefield.

    By Anna North and Catherine Kim
    Race
    A man is dead in Louisville after police fired on a crowd: What we knowA man is dead in Louisville after police fired on a crowd: What we know
    Race

    David McAtee’s death came amid violence by police at protests around the country.

    By Anna North
    archives
    Amy Cooper’s 911 call is part of an all-too-familiar patternAmy Cooper’s 911 call is part of an all-too-familiar pattern
    archives

    She is just the latest in a long line of white people calling the police on black Americans.

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    The Trump administration is demanding that Planned Parenthood affiliates give back their PPP loansThe Trump administration is demanding that Planned Parenthood affiliates give back their PPP loans
    Explainers

    Planned Parenthood says it’s politically motivated.

    By Anna North
    Explainers
    The plaintiff of Roe v. Wade made a big revelation on her deathbed. Here’s what it means.The plaintiff of Roe v. Wade made a big revelation on her deathbed. Here’s what it means.
    Explainers

    Norma McCorvey’s late-in-life “confession,” explained.

    By Anna North
    Are women leaders better at fighting coronavirus? It’s complicated.
    Covid-19

    What the pandemic says — and doesn’t say — about gender and power around the world.

    By Anna North
    Covid-19
    “Putting their life on the line doing your nails”: What salon workers face in the pandemic“Putting their life on the line doing your nails”: What salon workers face in the pandemic
    Covid-19

    Their work puts them at high risk, but most can’t afford to stay home.

    By Anna North