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Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online
Think before you post.That’s not the message you typically get from Internet companies. The ethos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is to (over) share.… -
Between Police And Black Lives Matter, Hillary Clinton Walking A Fine Line
As Hillary Clinton began a meeting with police chiefs from departments around the country, she expressed gratitude to those on the force.“They represent… -
On Social Media, As In Life, White People Are Way Less Likely To Talk About Race
Why aren’t more of my white friends on Facebook talking about this stuff? We heard that refrain a lot last month after video recordings of the fatal… -
Vanderbilt To Pay $1.2 Million To Remove 'Confederate' From Dormitory
Vanderbilt University will pay more than a million dollars, returning a donation made 83 years ago, so that it can remove an inscription with the word… -
Riots Follow Fatal Police Shooting In Milwaukee
Riots erupted in Milwaukee’s north side late Saturday night, in the same neighborhood a police officer fatally shot a 23-year-old man earlier in the… -
Diversity In Book Publishing Isn't Just About Writers — Marketing Matters Too
The novelist Angela Flournoy recently said, “I think it’s an undue burden for the writer of color that’s just trying to get people to care about their… -
Black Lives, Blue Lives: Political Conventions Reveal A Country Deeply Divided
Editor’s Note: This piece contains language that some readers may find offensive.It was a hot day in Cleveland at the height of the Republican National… -
'Let's Put An End To All This Madness,' Says Brother Of Slain Police Officer
Montrell Jackson, one of three Baton Rouge police officers killed Sunday, had written about tensions he felt following the police killing of Alton… -
What does it mean to be black in Russia?
Russians have watched shootings of and by police in the US — most recently in Baton Rouge, outside St. Paul and Dallas — with a mix of reactions.Moscow… -
He loved walking in Kingston, Jamaica. But in the US, it put him in danger.
Garnette Cadogan loves walking. Growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, walking was his preferred method of getting from one place to another.“I would stay away…