The New York Times | Colorlines

A close-up photo of hands as a Black child sits on their grandparent's lap.

U.S. Life Expectancy Has Plummeted, Especially for Black and Latinx People

The steep decline was fueled by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report detailed in The New York Times.

Shani Saxon Jul 26, 2021 12:28PM EDT

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks at Commencement at Morehouse College

Op-Ed: Denying Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Sets a Dangerous Precedent

To echo The New Yorker writer, Jelani Cobb, she has more accolades as a single person than the entire journalism department of most schools.

Joshua Adams May 24, 2021 5:34PM EDT

Megan Thee Stallion. Black woman with long dark hair parted down the middle wearing a choker chain and black top.

Megan Thee Stallion Explains 'Why I Speak Up for Black Women'

In a powerful new video and op-ed for the New York Times, the rapper says she will create “good trouble” in defense of Black women.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 14, 2020 1:10PM EDT

Breonna Taylor mural. Large paining on ground surrounded by trees in a neighborhood of a young Black woman with blue hair and red shirt.

Breonna Taylor’s Death Will Be Investigated in New Documentary

The New York Times and FX Networks teamed up to examine the violent killing of the 26-year-old by Louisville police in a new monthly series called ‘The New York Times Presents.’

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jul 8, 2020 4:30PM EDT

A group of adults and small children gather in front of a a guard wearing a green Customs and Border Protection uniform.

READ: Collecting DNA at the Border Is Dangerous for Us All

“By severing the longstanding prerequisite of prior (alleged) criminal conduct for compelled DNA collection, the government puts us all at risk.”

Shani Saxon Jan 24, 2020 3:58PM EST

A person's hands and arms, which are covered in tattoos, can be seen having through the bars of a prison cell.

READ: How to Fix Our Prisons? Let the Public Inside

Neil Barsky, founder of The Marshall Project, writes in The New York Times that true reform will come once more Americans are incentivized by the government to volunteer and teach skills inside prisons.

Shani Saxon Dec 18, 2019 4:18PM EST