| Jun 10, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans may or may not know there’s more than one Independence Day in the United States. In addition to the Fourth of July holiday all Americans recognize, black Americans commemorate our ancestors’ freedom from slavery on Juneteenth. Two years after Abraham Lincoln...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFollowing the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, national unrest has brought millions of protestors out from coast to coast. Most have been peaceful — but not all. Cop cars and police precincts have been set ablaze, stores looted and vandalized,...
| | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFive years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division released a damning report on the Ferguson, Missouri police department. “Ferguson’s law enforcement practices are shaped by the city’s focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs,” the...
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| Jun 3, 2020 | RoundupDecades of roiling injustices have boiled over in America. This week in OtherWords, we’re proud to share a diverse array of voices on the fight against racism and the state institutions that carry it out. Tracey L. Rogers begins by noting the obvious contrast...
