Race and Ethnicity

FDR’s Jewish Problem

FDR’s Jewish Problem FDR’s Jewish Problem

How did a president beloved by Jews come to be regarded as an anti-Semite who refused to save them from the Nazis?

Jul 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Laurence Zuckerman

Outrage Is Rising Against Stand Your Ground

Outrage Is Rising Against Stand Your Ground Outrage Is Rising Against Stand Your Ground

Attorney General Holder, civil rights groups, legislators and newspapers seek a reconsideration of “shoot first” laws—and Stevie Wonder won't play "Stand...

Jul 17, 2013 / John Nichols

Fear and Consequences: George Zimmerman and the Protection of White Womanhood

Fear and Consequences: George Zimmerman and the Protection of White Womanhood Fear and Consequences: George Zimmerman and the Protection of White Womanhood

White women are taught to fear men of color, but the results of George Zimmerman’s trial prove that it’s time to change that.

Jul 16, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Patricia Williams: How Did Trayvon Martin Become the Defendant in the Zimmerman Case?

Patricia Williams: How Did Trayvon Martin Become the Defendant in the Zimmerman Case? Patricia Williams: How Did Trayvon Martin Become the Defendant in the Zimmerman Case?

This case was handled poorly from the second the police arrived at the scene of the murder.

Jul 15, 2013 / Press Room

Voices for Trayvon Martin

Voices for Trayvon Martin Voices for Trayvon Martin

Standing up against the institutionalized racial discrimination that made the Zimmerman verdict possible.

Jul 15, 2013 / The Nation Video

Mychal Denzel Smith: Why George Zimmerman’s Acquittal Has Everything to Do With Race

Mychal Denzel Smith: Why George Zimmerman’s Acquittal Has Everything to Do With Race Mychal Denzel Smith: Why George Zimmerman’s Acquittal Has Everything to Do With Race

After the decision, protesters took to the streets to demand justice for the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Jul 15, 2013 / Press Room

Jumaane Williams: Voices for Trayvon Martin

Jumaane Williams: Voices for Trayvon Martin Jumaane Williams: Voices for Trayvon Martin

From Stand-Your-Ground to Stop-and-Frisk.

Jul 15, 2013 / The Nation Video

anti-immigration protest

Ugly Opposition to Immigration Reform Comes Back to Capitol Hill Ugly Opposition to Immigration Reform Comes Back to Capitol Hill

Why can’t reporters be clear about nativist opposition to immigration reform?

Jul 15, 2013 / George Zornick

Trayvon Martin: From Lament to Rallying Cry

Trayvon Martin: From Lament to Rallying Cry Trayvon Martin: From Lament to Rallying Cry

To everyone who says we must respect the verdict: How long are we supposed to remain calm when the laws we are called to respect exist in an open assault on our humanity?

Jul 15, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense

Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense Domestic Violence and George Zimmerman’s Defense

George Zimmerman's prior violence against girls and women was an overlooked and unchecked predictor of his killing of Trayvon Martin.

Jul 15, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

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