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Conflict
The long hot summer of ’16 is just getting started, but where is it headed?
The Takeaway
July 12, 2016
Race, racism and privilege are central themes this summer, but they're anything but new. Only now, more people are recognizing there is a problem with the way justice and opportunity are present in the US.
Conflict
It's on all of us to stop the mini 'civil wars' being waged on our streets
July 12, 2016
Like treaties that help end wars, we need legislation to put an end to our nation’s gun violence.
Global Politics
The filibuster that tried and failed to stop the advancement of equality, 59 years ago today
The Takeaway
August 29, 2016
At precisely 8:54 p.m. on August 28, 1957, Senator Thurmond began the longest continuous filibuster in US history. A final stand against a tide of history that was overwhelming the forces of racism and white supremacy that dominated the South and Southern lawmakers in Congress.
Culture
How should South Africa remember the 'Architect of Apartheid'?
The World
September 19, 2016
Fifty years after H.F. Verwoerd was assassinated in parliament, the nation he once presided over reckons with its past.
Conflict
The racial tensions in Tulsa have deep roots
The Takeaway
September 26, 2016
The shooting of an unarmed black man by a white Tulsa police officer is just the latest example of that city's trouble racial past.
Education
In the African American South, a holistic approach to fighting poverty
The Takeaway
November 05, 2016
Poverty and education remain the defining issues for largely African America communities in this country.