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Fabiola Cineas

Fabiola Cineas

Former Reporter

    Latest articles by Fabiola Cineas

    Politics
    Affirmative action just lost in California — againAffirmative action just lost in California — again
    Politics

    The state will maintain its ban on using the controversial practice in hiring and admissions decisions.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    San Francisco hasn’t defunded its police force yet — but just voted to make it smallerSan Francisco hasn’t defunded its police force yet — but just voted to make it smaller
    Politics

    Voters decided to eliminate a longtime police staffing mandate.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    Mississippi says goodbye to Confederate emblem and adopts a new state flagMississippi says goodbye to Confederate emblem and adopts a new state flag
    Politics

    The state’s new flag features a large magnolia and pays homage to Mississippi’s Native American history.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    Black Lives Matter activists plan to organize even harder after the election — no matter who winsBlack Lives Matter activists plan to organize even harder after the election — no matter who wins
    Politics

    Activists from Portland to Philadelphia plan to keep fighting for change for as long as it takes.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    What the public is getting right — and wrong — about police abolition
    Police Violence

    Yes, the movement calls for a complete end to policing. No, it’s not a political fad.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Explainers
    The Philadelphia police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., explainedThe Philadelphia police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., explained
    Explainers

    Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in front of his mother while reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    4 winners and 5 losers from the last Biden-Trump debate
    Politics

    Joe Biden was a winner — as was moderator Kristen Welker.

    By Li Zhou, Dylan Scott and 7 more
    Race
    Third-degree murder charge dropped against former officer in George Floyd killingThird-degree murder charge dropped against former officer in George Floyd killing
    Race

    Derek Chauvin still faces a second-degree murder charge.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Explainers
    No, Trump hasn’t been the best president for Black America since LincolnNo, Trump hasn’t been the best president for Black America since Lincoln
    Explainers

    Here’s what Trump has — and hasn’t — done for Black communities in the past four years.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    The Breonna Taylor case proves that prosecutors have too much powerThe Breonna Taylor case proves that prosecutors have too much power
    Politics

    Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron didn’t pursue murder charges for the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Here’s how that happened.

    By Fabiola Cineas