African-American News African-Americans Always Fare Worse In Labor Market, Even When It is GoodForbes - Christian WellerJobs have grown for the longest sustained period on record, lasting 106 months. Yet even in this market, African-Americans fare much worse than whites. They could also feel the brunt of already modest
Opinion (UK) Racism harms black people most. It’s time to recognise ‘anti-blackness’The Guardian - Ahmed Olayinka SuleIn Brazil, black people are still treated as second class citizens; in India, students of African origin are persecuted There is a tendency to classify all victims of racism under the label “people of
Guns 'Dying of whiteness': why racism is at the heart of America's gun inactionGuardian US - Lois Beckett in San FranciscoMy argument is a lot more centrist than I think people realize Why does the United States refuse to pass new gun control laws? It’s the question that people around the world keep asking. According to Jonathan
Republican Party Ex-GOP consultant busts party as nothing more than racists who want tax cuts for the rich in brutal tweetstormrawstory.com - Tom Boggioni In a furious tweetstorm, a former adviser to the Ohio Republican Party expressed disgust at how far the GOP has fallen under Donald Trump and said …
Trump Administration ‘We Are Being Eaten From Within.’ Why America Is Losing the Battle Against White Nationalist TerrorismTIMEWhen you think of a terrorist, what do you see? For more than a generation, the image lurking in Americans' nightmares has resembled the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks: an Islamic jihadist. Not a 21-year-old
Guns A Lynch Mob of OneThe Atlantic - Ibram X. KendiEveryone seemed to be fleeing the brutality of the Chicago sun. There was no haven that compared to the cooling waters of Lake Michigan. Thousands of blacks and whites flocked to its beaches. That is 17-year-old
Race & Ethnicity Whom Does Trump’s White Identity Politics Reach?The Atlantic - David A. GrahamOver the past month, President Donald Trump has embarked on a concerted push to place race at the heart of the 2020 election, first by saying that a group of four progressive congresswomen of color should
Globalization 7 Charts That Show the World Is Actually Becoming a Better Placeglobalcitizen.org - By Julius Probst, Doctoral Researcher in Economic History, Lund University It's not all bad news. Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across advanced economies have no idea …
Technology Employees must monitor AI at work for sexist and racist bias, warns CBIThe Telegraph - By James CookEmployees have been encouraged to monitor the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the office to make sure that it doesn’t become racist or sexist. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged
African-American News It Might Be Time To Cut My Right-Wing, Trump-Loving In-Laws Out Of My Kids’ LivesHuffPost - Hannah Selinger“I don’t understand why anyone lives in Los Angeles,” my mother-in-law said to my husband over the phone a few months ago. “It’s full of immigrants.” This offensive “observation” was not a stand-alone
Politics Why Do Americans Feel That There’s No One to Help Us?The New Yorker - Robin WrightOn Monday, Barack Obama posted a pained statement on Facebook, one of his few public comments since leaving the White House. He grieved for all who suffered in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio—and for
Toni Morrison Toni Morrison: 10 quotes you should knowweforum.org - Kate Whiting The world is paying tribute to literary great Toni Morrison, who passed away in New York after a short illness earlier this week. The author received …
Politics Why domestic terror designation in El Paso shooting likely won't result in terrorism chargesABC News - Karma Allen Federal authorities said they're treating Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, as a domestic terrorism case and weighing hate crime charges, …
Play buttonPuzzles How Many Triangles Do You See? If It's More Than 9, You've Got Serious Brain Powertheepochtimes.com - Louise Bevan “Don’t know much about algebra,” the soulful Sam Cooke sang in 1960; “Don’t know what a slide rule is for!” Well, neither do we, Sam. It’s been a long …
LGBTQI He, she, or ... ? Gender-neutral pronouns reduce biases – studyThe Guardian - Ian SampleResearchers find usage boosts positive feelings towards women and LGBT people More than 100 failures litter the battleground that is the hunt for an English gender-neutral singular pronoun. From thon,
Recipes Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Skewers with Miso Ranch - Printer Friendlyallrecipes.com - Chef John "If ‘teri' means ‘shine,' and ‘yaki' refers to grilling, then these chicken skewers are the poster children for teriyaki. Marinated in soy sauce, …
Providence College Did You Know Providence Rhode Island Is Full of Black History & Culture?Essence - Crystal Whaley Providence really surprised me when I visited a few weeks back for the 5th Annual PVDFest–the city’s signature arts and culture festival. I had been …
African-American News Professor Breaks Down U.S. Racism, Trump's 'Ugliness' In 3 Powerful MinutesHuffPost - Jenna AmatulliTrump is "a manifestation of the ugliness that’s in us," Princeton's Eddie Glaude Jr. told MSNBC. A Princeton professor broke down racism in America in a now-viral video this week, calling out President
Personal Finance Buying a home? There's a good chance you'll deal with HOAs, so here's what you should knowUSA TODAY Money - Janna HerronIf you’re on a house hunt now, there’s a good chance you may end up finding your dream home within a community association. About 25% to 27% of the U.S. population lives in a community association – whether
White Nationalism The era of white nationalism is a growing threat to AmericaAxios - Jim VandeHei, White nationalism — a racist extremism that was confined to the ugly fringes for most of our lives — is a growing major danger in America: The big …
Aging Have An IRA Or 401(k)? The SECURE Act Would Change Your Estate PlanningForbes - Leon LaBrecqueHow the SECURE Act 2019 might change your Estate Planning. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, which passed the House in a 417-3 vote and will now likely pass
Reading the Hidden Racial Life of American FictionThe New York Times - By ISMAIL MUHAMMADWHITE FLIGHTS Race, Fiction, and the American Imagination By Jess Row If you were looking for a primer on our nation’s ability to discuss its racial history, you couldn’t do much better than the remarks
Politics Trump officials have redirected resources from countering far-right, racism-fueled domestic terrorismLos Angeles Times - Molly O’TooleIn the aftermath of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Trump vowed Monday to give federal law enforcement “whatever they need” to investigate and disrupt hate crimes and domestic terrorism. But
U.S. Politics The white nationalist plot to destroy Americatheweek.com - Ryan Cooper In popular discourse, white nationalists are often portrayed as super-patriots — people who worship America and all it stands for. But the reality …
Politics Want to know what Republicans are planning for gun control? Look to the courts.slate.com - Mark Joseph Stern After El Paso and Dayton, it’s business as usual in the Senate.
People's Bank of China China just showed why Trump can't win with tariffstheweek.com - Jeff Spross China opened up a new front in President Trump's trade war on Monday, sending Wall Street into a tizzy. Basically, China's central bank adjusted the …
Politics The Media Is Missing the Real Story of Trump’s Racismnewrepublic.com - Alex Pareene It's easy to see why he's attacking politicians of color. Why are Beltway pundits so blind to it? In August 2017, three men from rural …
Politics Trump's Impact On Federal Courts: Judicial Nominees By The NumbersNPR - Carrie JohnsonPresident Trump can be a master of distraction, but when it comes to judges, his administration has demonstrated steely discipline. In the 2 1/2 years that Trump has been in office, his administration
Retirement Longer lives and 'lumpy' expenses force Americans to rethink their retirement-savings mathUSA TODAY Money - Aimee PicchiBefore Mary Beth Barritt retired, she and her husband did all the math: They calculated the optimum time to draw Social Security, consulted advisers on structuring their investments and budgeted for daily
Intellectual Disabilities Save Rocky From Wrongful Executionaclu.org The case of Rocky Myers is a window into so much that’s wrong with the death penalty in this country. The 53-year-old, who has an intellectual …
