racism
Black Refugee Lives Matter: U.N. urged to act on Ukraine border racism
March 3, 2022Reports say Black and South Asian people fleeing the Russian invasion are facing racial discrimination and abuse at the border from Ukrainian and Polish officials.
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A re-radicalized Beethoven ‘Fidelio’ for the Black Lives Matter era
March 1, 2022SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A touring production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio has just ended its four-city tour in February, with stops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Mondavi...
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On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers?
February 25, 2022While a reader may find certain aspects of her argument worthy of debate, the fundamental value of Purnell’s book and intellectual approach is one of openness.
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America’s racist prison society produces profits but not safety
February 17, 2022The mass incarceration society isn’t working. Nearly 7 million people are locked up in the U.S., yet crime carries on.
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CDC says coronavirus proved racism is a threat to health
February 17, 2022Bad housing, more-dangerous jobs, and outright discrimination—all signs of an unaddressed epidemic impacting public health: racism.
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