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Fabiola Cineas

Fabiola Cineas

Former Reporter

    Latest articles by Fabiola Cineas

    The complicated relief of the Chauvin verdict
    Police Violence

    Americans cried, hugged, and gathered in the streets after jurors convicted the former police officer of murdering George Floyd.

    By Kainaz Amaria and Fabiola Cineas
    Why Chauvin’s conviction matters
    Police Violence

    In America, police are rarely held accountable.

    By Fabiola Cineas and Sean Collins
    Police Violence
    How effective was Derek Chauvin’s defense?How effective was Derek Chauvin’s defense?
    Police Violence

    The former officer’s lawyer tried to introduce doubt by suggesting that Chauvin’s knee was not the cause of George Floyd’s death.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Explainers
    The controversial autopsy at the heart of the Chauvin trial, explainedThe controversial autopsy at the heart of the Chauvin trial, explained
    Explainers

    The defense hopes to raise doubts about how George Floyd died.

    By Rachel Ramirez and Fabiola Cineas
    Police Violence
    The problem with painting Derek Chauvin as a “bad apple”The problem with painting Derek Chauvin as a “bad apple”
    Police Violence

    The officers who testified against Chauvin are simply protecting their legacies.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Trial by trauma
    Police Violence

    The Derek Chauvin trial is retraumatizing Black Americans.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Video
    Is meritocracy a myth?Is meritocracy a myth?
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    Video

    How the US education system perpetuates inequality and racism.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Black and Latino communities are being left behind in the vaccine rollout
    Race

    Achieving equity will take a combination of data, an understanding of hesitancy, and targeted community planning.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    8 first-term House members explain how they plan to prioritize racial justice
    Rethinking Policy for Black America

    From reforming police funding to setting up postal banking, these progressives say racial justice is at the core of their work.

    By Fabiola Cineas and Li Zhou
    Baby bonds could shrink the Black-white wealth gap
    Rethinking Policy for Black America

    A race-neutral plan to give young Americans economic security at birth.

    By Fabiola Cineas