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Fabiola Cineas

Fabiola Cineas

Former Reporter

    Latest articles by Fabiola Cineas

    Explainers
    Why some counterprotests to Black Lives Matter are turning violentWhy some counterprotests to Black Lives Matter are turning violent
    Explainers

    Counterprotester clashes are detracting from one of the largest social justice movements in history.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Explainers
    The police shooting of Jacob Blake, explainedThe police shooting of Jacob Blake, explained
    Explainers

    Blake’s shooting has inspired intense protests, a professional sports strike, and fiery rhetoric from President Trump.

    By Fabiola Cineas, Sean Collins and 1 more
    Criminal Justice
    17-year-old charged with murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings17-year-old charged with murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings
    Criminal Justice

    The self-identified militia member is suspected of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during a night of protests.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    What it will take to fight the sexist, racist attacks against Kamala HarrisWhat it will take to fight the sexist, racist attacks against Kamala Harris
    Politics

    Harris’s identity as a Black and South Asian American woman will attract lots of hate. It’s up to America to push back.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    A Biden presidency
    How Biden has — and hasn’t — harnessed the national reckoning on raceHow Biden has — and hasn’t — harnessed the national reckoning on race
    A Biden presidency

    Biden’s policies for economic equality and criminal justice can do more to better meet America’s calls for racial justice.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    “We can’t let things settle down”: George Floyd and Eric Garner’s families call for racial justice at the DNC“We can’t let things settle down”: George Floyd and Eric Garner’s families call for racial justice at the DNC
    Politics

    Floyd’s brother and Garner’s mother called America to action on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    What Michelle Obama’s DNC speech says about AmericaWhat Michelle Obama’s DNC speech says about America
    Politics

    In 2016, she sounded a message of hope. In 2020, she struck a somewhat more ominous tune.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    How Portland’s Wall of Moms collapsed — and was reborn under Black leadership
    Explainers

    After the organization’s leader was accused of being anti-Black, thousands of women left the group to join Moms United for Black Lives.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    “The march is not over”: Read Barack Obama’s eulogy for John Lewis“The march is not over”: Read Barack Obama’s eulogy for John Lewis
    Politics

    The former president spoke of Lewis’s legacy of perseverance and courage while taking a swing at Trump.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Race
    “He did not believe in giving up”: Remembering a friendship with John Lewis“He did not believe in giving up”: Remembering a friendship with John Lewis
    Race

    Bernard Lafayette, a fellow Freedom Rider, reflects on Lewis’s legacy of resistance.

    By Fabiola Cineas