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  • A Black patient wearing a hospital gown stands on the left side. On the right, white caricatures of doctors assisting patients. A red heartbeat line expands across the two images.

    Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

    The designation allowed Milwaukee to identify and track COVID-19 cases by race ahead of other jurisdictions in the U.S.—even the federal government.
    Tamara E. Holmes Sep 2, 2020 10:45AM EDT
    Two protesters stand in front of a painted mural of Malcolm X and Harriet Tubman.

    Rebellions Work

    We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.
    Jamon Jordan Aug 27, 2020 10:15AM EDT
    Merriam-Webster dictionary. A line of books on a shelf.

    'Racism' Gets Revised Definition, Thanks to a Black Woman

    Said Kennedy Mitchum: “I know what racism is; I’ve experienced it time and time and time again in a lot of different ways, so enough is enough.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 11, 2020 12:15PM EDT
    Dallas skyline with blue sky in background

    Member of Dallas-Based Black Gun Ownership Advocacy Group Says 'City Has Failed'

    Yafeuh Balogun, a member of the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, criticized Dallas officials for incubating the environment of injustice in which Micha Xavier Johnson allegedly shot and killed five police officers.

    Sameer Rao Jul 8, 2016 4:07PM EDT
    A woman wearing a blue head scarf lights a candle on a long makeshift memorial alter that is dotted with rainbow flags

    What You Need to Know About the Orlando Massacre, the Latinx LGBTQ Community and Islamophobia

    From Coalición Unida to the Justice Department to the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, here is the conversation surrounding the mass murder of members of the Latinx LGBTQ community.

    Kenrya Rankin Jun 13, 2016 10:41AM EDT
    A woman in a green tank top beckons a man in a paint-stained white t-shirt.

    This Racist Ad Will Take Your Breath Away

    Just. Wow.

    Kenrya Rankin May 27, 2016 10:12AM EDT
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