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Commentary: Gun killings are actually highest in whitest areas

by Mike Males Tribune News Service August 6, 2017August 6, 2017

President Trump’s emphasis on gang crime is dishonest at best.

by Leonard Pitts July 26, 2017July 25, 2017

The group is not a vehicle for rooting out voter fraud; it’s for suppressing voting by minorities and the poor.

by Britni Danielle Special to The Washington Post July 14, 2017July 13, 2017

Romanticizing their so-called relationship minimizes the deadly imbalance of power that black people suffered under.

by Los Angeles Times July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

Black newborns are nearly 2.5 times more likely to die within a year than white infants, research suggests.

by Madison Raymond Special to the Press Herald June 20, 2017June 19, 2017

It may come as a surprise, but there’s actually more to politics these days than being explicitly anti-Trump.

They shouldn’t have to collapse with relief, but if police don’t take accountability for racially based violence, there’s no trust.

by Christine Emba The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News June 10, 2017June 9, 2017

When the term is overused, true offenses may be missed while others are exaggerated.

by The Editorial Board May 29, 2017May 28, 2017

Confronting our past and telling the whole story is the duty we owe to ourselves and posterity.

by Sophia Williams Special to the Press Herald May 22, 2017May 21, 2017

All of us must use our words as weapons against the bigotry that demeans each and every American.

by Leonard Pitts May 17, 2017May 16, 2017

White journalists, pundits and academics preferred to blame economic anxiety, but new research shows otherwise.