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Fabiola Cineas

Fabiola Cineas

Former Reporter

    Latest articles by Fabiola Cineas

    Covid-19
    Trump’s new recovery plan resists sweeping police reformsTrump’s new recovery plan resists sweeping police reforms
    Covid-19

    The president spoke in broad strokes and about “falsely labeling” police as “racists or bigots.”

    By Fabiola Cineas
    archives
    Sexual assault allegations against an officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing say a lot about abuse of powerSexual assault allegations against an officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing say a lot about abuse of power
    archives

    The women were afraid to come forward. Then they saw Brett Hankison’s face on the news.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Race
    Merriam-Webster has a new definition of “racism”Merriam-Webster has a new definition of “racism”
    Race

    The revised definition will include systemic oppression.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Explainers
    The police shooting of Maurice Gordon, a black man killed during a traffic stop, explainedThe police shooting of Maurice Gordon, a black man killed during a traffic stop, explained
    Explainers

    Footage has been released of the 28-year-old black man being fatally shot during a routine traffic stop in New Jersey.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Politics
    Do Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments ultimately matter?Do Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments ultimately matter?
    Politics

    Author and professor Chryl Laird on whether the presumptive Democratic nominee is taking black voters for granted.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Why arrests take so long in cases like Ahmaud Arbery’s and Breonna Taylor’s
    Police Violence

    The length of time is less important than what prosecutors do with it, Wake Forest professor Ronald Wright says.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    A bioethicist on why reopening states will kill more black people
    Covid-19

    There’s a long history of medicine and government choosing “who shall live” in the name of science and economics.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Senators are demanding a solution to police stopping black men for wearing — and not wearing — masks
    Covid-19

    Police bias could prove even deadlier for black people in the pandemic.

    By Fabiola Cineas
    Covid-19 is disproportionately taking lives of black people
    Science

    Hundreds of years of racism has delivered poor health and economic outcomes for black people, making them more vulnerable in the pandemic.

    By Fabiola Cineas