“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15 by Texas Tribune
March 21, 2023 In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.
States, Cities, and the Wealthy Are Withdrawing From America by The Conversation
March 20, 2023 Just as there are ways to withdraw from a marriage before any formal divorce, there are also ways to exit a nation before officially seceding.
The Proud Boys Trial is a Whole Circus by Arturo Dominguez
February 24, 2023 While you may not see lions and elephants, there’s no shortage of clowns doing clown business
Media Silence as Police Brutality Continues Unabated is Alarming by Arturo Dominguez
February 12, 2023 The stories of police brutality and death at the hands of police continue while the public looks away
State-Sponsored Murder in Memphis: How We Got Here by Arturo Dominguez
January 28, 2023 The horrifying video of Tyre Nichols’s murder speaks to the growing systemic issues with the militarization of modern-day policing
Understanding the Insurrection in Brazil by Arturo Dominguez
January 11, 2023 While parallels exist between what happened in Brazil to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, it’s much deeper than that
The Explosion of Hate Speech Online is Doing Real Harm – That’s the Point by Arturo Dominguez
January 8, 2023 Popular extremist personalities like Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are bringing hate from the fringes into the mainstream
Becoming An Anti-Immigration Nation by Arturo Dominguez
October 12, 2022 Now more than ever, anti-immigration rhetoric has invaded both sides of the political aisle in the United States
No, There Won’t Be a Civil War in the U.S. by Arturo Dominguez
August 12, 2022 More terrorist attacks are undoubtedly going to continue
Silencing Dissent in Uvalde, Texas by Arturo Dominguez
June 14, 2022 After the attack targeting an elementary school killing 19 children and 2 teachers, police tightened their chokehold on the community
Why Extremist Manifestos Matter by Arturo Dominguez
May 16, 2022 What the manifestos left behind by mass shooters tell us and why you should be gravely concerned
Neoliberalism Killed Roe by Arturo Dominguez
May 3, 2022 The incremental shift to the political right led to the end of abortion rights in the United States
Is Anyone Surprised Trump Wanted to Shoot BLM Protesters? by Arturo Dominguez
May 2, 2022 It should come as no surprise Trump wanted to physically harm civil rights activists. This is the United States after all.
Police Presence On School Grounds Poses Potential Risks To Kids by The Conversation
April 22, 2022 Evidence shows that students are being arrested for minor misbehavior
Students of Color in Special Education Are Less Likely to Get the Help They Need – Here Are 3 Ways Teachers Can Do Better by The Conversation
April 20, 2022 Teaching students about the contributions that disabled people of color make to our society emphasizes that neither race nor disability should be equated with inferiority.
Houston Cops Fired For Killing Nicolas Chavez Reinstated by Arturo Dominguez
March 28, 2022 Nicolas Chavez was shot more than 20 times after Houston Police officers responded to a call about a suicidal man
Transgender Youth on Puberty Blockers and Gender-Affirming Hormones Have Lower Rates of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, a New Study Finds by The Conversation
March 3, 2022 Transgender Youth on Puberty Blockers and Gender-Affirming Hormones Have Lower Rates of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, a New Study Finds
Maternal Mortality Rates Spike for Black Women in 2020 by Arturo Dominguez
February 28, 2022 U.S. pregnancy deaths spike in the first year of the pandemic, especially among Black women
America’s Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine by The Conversation
February 25, 2022 America’s Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher food and gas prices and an increased risk of recession
How Brad Pitt’s Green Housing Dream for Hurricane Katrina Survivors Turned Into a Nightmare by The Conversation
February 9, 2022 Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built affordable homes in New Orleans for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005
How mRNA and DNA Vaccines Could Soon Treat Cancers, HIV, Autoimmune Disorders, and Genetic Diseases by The Conversation
February 4, 2022 The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research and potential medical uses far out of reach of traditional vaccines
New Forms of Advertising Raise Questions About Journalism Integrity by The Conversation
February 4, 2022 Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media
The Great Amazon Land Grab by The Conversation
February 3, 2022 How Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation
Africans and African-Americans Would Honour Martin Luther King by Rekindling Their Bonds by The Conversation
January 17, 2022 King’s knowledge of Africa evolved slowly and was initially peppered with the usual beliefs of African backwardness.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College by The Conversation
January 17, 2022 For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
Neighborhoods With MLK Streets Are Poorer Than National Average and Highly Segregated, Study Reveals by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower.
America’s Public Schools Seldom Bring Rich and Poor Together – and MLK Would Disapprove by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 More than five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for racially integrated schools.
Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.
Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.
MLK’s Vision of Love as a Moral Imperative Still Matters by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice.
How a Heritage of Black Preaching Shaped MLK’s Voice in Calling for Justice by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama mentioned King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008
How the Vietnam War Pushed MLK to Embrace Global Justice, Not Only Civil Rights at Home by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 King was foremost a minister who pastored to a local church throughout his career, even while he was doing national civil rights work.
Martin Luther King Jr. Had a Much More Radical Message Than a Dream of Racial Brotherhood by The Conversation
January 16, 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States.
Unbroken Bodies: Putting Our Well-Being First by Arturo Dominguez
July 30, 2021 Attacks on people for exhibiting self-care speak to the broader lack of empathy that permeates through modern society
Let’s Talk About the Mt. Laurel Township Incident by Arturo Dominguez
July 6, 2021 Alarming elements about the incident go beyond what the video tells us
That Summer When Buffalo Soldiers Marched Against Police Brutality in Houston by Arturo Dominguez
June 16, 2021 In 1917, 156 soldiers of the all-Black 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment rose against the brutal treatment of Black people by Houston police
The Racist Propaganda About Daunte Wright Is a Message to White America by Arturo Dominguez
May 5, 2021 A reminder of how Black and Latino victims of police brutality are purposely demonized by law enforcement using the media
With Only a Moment to Breathe, Another Police Shooting by Arturo Dominguez
April 22, 2021 Just moments prior to the verdict being read in the Derek Chauvin trial, Ma’khia Bryant was killed by a Columbus, Ohio police officer
For Too Many, Equality Is Uncomfortable by Arturo Dominguez
March 23, 2021 In the last several years the dominant population in America has displayed a lack of comfort with equitable solutions to racial injustice
If Biden Voters Weren’t So Scared of Trump’s Mob… by Johnny Silvercloud
February 13, 2021 If those Biden voters showed up on Jan 6th, 2021 the way they did on Nov 7th, 2020, the Capitol would not have been attacked.
QAnon Highlights Diversity in Anti-Semitism by Arturo Dominguez
February 3, 2021 QAnon has shown us how anti-Semitic language has become normalized among a diverse coalition of people
A Social Media App for Hate; An Attack on the Capitol; An Ominous Warning by Arturo Dominguez
January 14, 2021 The United States appears to be headed to one of the darkest times in modern history
Rebekah Mercer Funding Parler Is the Tip of The Iceberg by Arturo Dominguez
November 16, 2020 There is nothing new about Rebekah Mercer’s support of far-right hate, yet Americans seem shocked by it. In April I discussed the funding behind many of the hate groups that organized and participated in anti-lockdown protests around the country. It came as no surprise to learn that the Mercer family played a large role in […]
I Don’t Care if You’re Racist by Arturo Dominguez
July 31, 2020 I really don’t. Let’s be clear, I have no issue with you being a racist. I’m also not saying I’m going to sit here and accept it either. If you want to sit around making racist jokes among your bigoted friends and family who won’t call you out, go ahead. If you find joy in being […]
ICE Held Asylum Seeking Children in Hotels, Who Was Watching Them? by Arturo Dominguez
July 27, 2020 Hotels were used 186 times while 10,000 beds for children remained empty at government shelters Despite anti-trafficking laws and decades-old legal precedent, the Trump administration has been detaining migrant children as young as 1-year-old in hotels before deporting them, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. By circumventing the rules that govern the treatment of […]
In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.
Just as there are ways to withdraw from a marriage before any formal divorce, there are also ways to exit a nation before officially seceding.
While you may not see lions and elephants, there’s no shortage of clowns doing clown business
The stories of police brutality and death at the hands of police continue while the public looks away
The horrifying video of Tyre Nichols’s murder speaks to the growing systemic issues with the militarization of modern-day policing
While parallels exist between what happened in Brazil to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, it’s much deeper than that
Popular extremist personalities like Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are bringing hate from the fringes into the mainstream
Now more than ever, anti-immigration rhetoric has invaded both sides of the political aisle in the United States
More terrorist attacks are undoubtedly going to continue
After the attack targeting an elementary school killing 19 children and 2 teachers, police tightened their chokehold on the community
What the manifestos left behind by mass shooters tell us and why you should be gravely concerned
The incremental shift to the political right led to the end of abortion rights in the United States
It should come as no surprise Trump wanted to physically harm civil rights activists. This is the United States after all.
Evidence shows that students are being arrested for minor misbehavior
Teaching students about the contributions that disabled people of color make to our society emphasizes that neither race nor disability should be equated with inferiority.
Nicolas Chavez was shot more than 20 times after Houston Police officers responded to a call about a suicidal man
Transgender Youth on Puberty Blockers and Gender-Affirming Hormones Have Lower Rates of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, a New Study Finds
U.S. pregnancy deaths spike in the first year of the pandemic, especially among Black women
America’s Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher food and gas prices and an increased risk of recession
Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built affordable homes in New Orleans for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005
The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research and potential medical uses far out of reach of traditional vaccines
Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media
How Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation
King’s knowledge of Africa evolved slowly and was initially peppered with the usual beliefs of African backwardness.
For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower.
More than five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for racially integrated schools.
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.
If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.
More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice.
The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama mentioned King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008
King was foremost a minister who pastored to a local church throughout his career, even while he was doing national civil rights work.
Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States.
Attacks on people for exhibiting self-care speak to the broader lack of empathy that permeates through modern society
Alarming elements about the incident go beyond what the video tells us
In 1917, 156 soldiers of the all-Black 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment rose against the brutal treatment of Black people by Houston police
A reminder of how Black and Latino victims of police brutality are purposely demonized by law enforcement using the media
Just moments prior to the verdict being read in the Derek Chauvin trial, Ma’khia Bryant was killed by a Columbus, Ohio police officer
In the last several years the dominant population in America has displayed a lack of comfort with equitable solutions to racial injustice
If those Biden voters showed up on Jan 6th, 2021 the way they did on Nov 7th, 2020, the Capitol would not have been attacked.
QAnon has shown us how anti-Semitic language has become normalized among a diverse coalition of people
The United States appears to be headed to one of the darkest times in modern history
There is nothing new about Rebekah Mercer’s support of far-right hate, yet Americans seem shocked by it. In April I discussed the funding behind many of the hate groups that organized and participated in anti-lockdown protests around the country. It came as no surprise to learn that the Mercer family played a large role in […]
I really don’t. Let’s be clear, I have no issue with you being a racist. I’m also not saying I’m going to sit here and accept it either. If you want to sit around making racist jokes among your bigoted friends and family who won’t call you out, go ahead. If you find joy in being […]
Hotels were used 186 times while 10,000 beds for children remained empty at government shelters Despite anti-trafficking laws and decades-old legal precedent, the Trump administration has been detaining migrant children as young as 1-year-old in hotels before deporting them, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. By circumventing the rules that govern the treatment of […]