Race and Racism

Race and Racism February 6, 2023

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics

by Julian Maxwell Hayter, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights…

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his hands raised, palms inward

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How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

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White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways

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FBI confirms a single juvenile suspect behind most bomb threats to dozens of HBCUs

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

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Georgia being sued over the ‘divisive concepts’ law

The Georgia Supreme Court has weighed in on lawsuits fighting local governments’ decision to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, including in Henry and Newton counties. Across Georgia more than 60 statues and other memorials were erected in courthouse squares, including in Appling County, left, and Coweta County right. Georgia Recorder file photos

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Georgia Supreme Court hands supporters of Confederate statues in public squares partial setback

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Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott pull from segregationists’ playbook with their anti-immigration stunts

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Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US

Confederate monument on the courthouse grounds in Coweta County on Aug. 27, 2021.

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Georgia Supreme Court hears case arguing for Confederate monument protections

Race and Racism March 24, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall’s 1967 hearings

By Margaret M. Russell, Santa Clara University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Sen. James Eastland posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood…

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Psychology June 1, 2023

To have better disagreements, change your words – here are 4 ways to make your counterpart feel heard and keep the conversation going

by Julia Minson, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Your 18-year-old daughter announces she’s in love, dropping out of college and moving to…

LGBTQ June 1, 2023