As we celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today — with just a few days until a new administration takes…
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The Youthful Movement That Made Martin Luther King Jr.
There’s an image of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that’s seared into my mind. Eyes inviting and innocent, face relaxed, the casually dressed…
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‘Stop the Steal’ Didn’t Start With Trump
Not that this was a shock. As an accusation, “voter fraud” has been used historically to disparage the participation of Black voters and immigrants —…
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The Capitol Police Had One Mission. Now the Force Is in Crisis.
The responsibilities of the Capitol Police are vastly different from those of ordinary police departments. The force protects the Capitol grounds, members of Congress and…
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It Took a Genocide for Me to Remember My Uighur Roots
The first time I truly realized I was Uighur was just three years ago, when I saw the now-infamous viral photo of rows of Turkic…
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Trainer Barred in New York and Other States for Giving Horse a Racist Name
The New York Racing Association on Saturday barred a prominent trainer from competitions on its circuit for changing the name of one of his horses…
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I Desegregated the University of Georgia. History Is Still in the Making.
A few months before we enrolled in college, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges exercised her right to enroll in the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New…
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The Capitol Attack and the Myth of American Innocence
The days leading up to the mob invasion of the Capitol presented several echoes of the intricately planned coup d’état carried out against the city…
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America in 2021: Racial Progress in the South, a White Mob in the Capitol
ATLANTA — The day after Georgia elected a Black descendant of sharecroppers and a young Jewish filmmaker to be U.S. senators, underscoring the rising political…
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Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities
Last fall, the Department of Housing and Urban Development completed a rule that would have weakened anti-discrimination policies regulating the mortgage industry. The move drew…
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