| Jun 24, 2020 | Editors Picks|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor weeks since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests have erupted across the globe. While demonstrations in larger cities have drawn the most attention in the U.S., smaller communities can be — and are — involved in the fight for racial justice....
| Jun 17, 2020 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI grew up biracial in a small, conservative town. Still, after living for years in Austin, moving back to one was a culture shock — it felt like going back in time. For the last three years I’ve lived in Volusia County, Florida — home to Daytona Beach, many small...
| Jun 10, 2020 | 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,...
| Jun 3, 2020 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAs protests and riots spread like wildfire across the nation in response to the death of George Floyd and other black people at the hands of white police officers, I cannot help but recall an old African Proverb: “The child who is not embraced by the village will burn...
| Jan 14, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAs we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., it’s natural to remember his courageous advocacy for racial equity. But before he was assassinated, King had also begun to broaden his efforts to unify the around economic justice. That’s worth remembering today....
