This report traces how Latino wealth has been shaped and constrained by five major interlocking policy systems that govern immigration, land and housing, labor markets, public benefits, and education.

Newspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is.

Newspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is.

Black abolitionist David Ruggles opened the first Black-owned bookstore in 1834, pointing the way to freedom—in more ways than one.

Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

Calvin Schermerhorn— “I felt no real safety South of Canada,” Henry Goings recalled as he gazed at Canada across the Detroit River, “for there is none to the colored man... READ MORE

Six decades of civil-rights efforts haven’t budged it, and the usual prescriptions—including reparations—offer no lasting solutions. Have we been focussing on the wrong things?

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The long history of the racial wealth gap in America told through the stories of seven Black families who struggled to build wealth over multiple generations...

Joel Edward Goza dives into Calvin Schermerhorn’s new study of American history, tracing a financial pattern of racial exploitation that’s woven into the nation’s fabric.

Joel Edward Goza dives into Calvin Schermerhorn’s new study of American history, tracing a financial pattern of racial exploitation that’s woven into the nation’s fabric.

This essay aims to chart a path between premodern blackface performance and postcolonial theory that escapes colonial teleologies. It analyzes moments from the Abbasid through Mamluk era (ca. 750–1517...

&#8220;<em>Without Fear</em> tells the stories of Black women who, like Deborah in the Bible, have engaged in social justice agitation, refusing to simply suffer by engaging in the redemptive work of ...

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Widening the lens to capitalism itself could yield insights on how to close the gap.

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

Six decades of civil-rights efforts haven’t budged it, and the usual prescriptions—including reparations—offer no lasting solutions. Have we been focussing on the wrong things?

Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.

When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.

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A new project from Verite News examines the role of the slave trade in building and sustaining New Orleans.

At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.

Essays of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. With passion and urgency. Click to read America, America, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

Calvin Schermerhorn— “I felt no real safety South of Canada,” Henry Goings recalled as he gazed at Canada across the Detroit River, “for there is none to the colored man... READ MORE

Calvin Schermerhorn— “I felt no real safety South of Canada,” Henry Goings recalled as he gazed at Canada across the Detroit River, “for there is none to the colored man... READ MORE

Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout.

Attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion canceled this National Park Service program for diverse young adults.

An excerpt from an important new book chronicling the history of the racial wealth gap

I don’t believe this to be at all an exaggeration.

An excerpt from an important new book chronicling the history of the racial wealth gap