On the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, Randal Quran Reid was driving his white Jeep to his mother’s home outside Atlanta when he was pulled over on a busy highway. A […]
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Back to news homeWhere State Farm Sees ‘a Lot of Fraud,’ Black Customers See Discrimination
She and nearly a dozen other Black and Muslim employees working nearby also received copies of an anonymous letter sent through the U.S. Postal Service, calling African American people “uneducated” […]
New York City’s Vaccine Passport Plan Renews Online Privacy Debate
When New York City announced on Tuesday that it would soon require people to show proof of at least one coronavirus vaccine shot to enter businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
N.A.A.C.P. Leader Says ‘a Few Checks’ Can’t Fix Structural Racism
What was it like for you growing up?I was born and raised in Detroit, Mich., and most of my formative years were in the ’80s, so I was able to […]
Inside Corporate America’s Frantic Response to the Georgia Voting Law
On March 11, Delta Air Lines dedicated a building at its Atlanta headquarters to Andrew Young, the civil rights leader and former mayor. At the ceremony, Mr. Young spoke of […]
He Redefined ‘Racist.’ Now He’s Trying to Build a Newsroom.
Dr. Kendi’s book, a memoirish argument that Americans of all races must confront their roles in a racist system, has drawn attention, and controversy, for pulling the word “racist” away […]