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Pennsylvania to Offer Security Grants for Groups Vulnerable to Hate Crimes
(Mourners pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Photo: Flickr user daveynin, Creative Commons) On October 27, 2018, a white supremacist walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened fire, killing eleven people and wounding six. The mass shooting was the…
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Philadelphia Nonprofit Uncovers Hate Speech Posted By Police Officers On Social Media
(Photo: Wikipedia User Zuzu, Creative Commons) An alarming investigation carried out by The Plain View Project has compelled the Philadelphia Police Department to place 72 officers on administrative leave. On June 1, the nonprofit organization released a list of bigoted social media content published by…
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Institutional Prejudice on Display at Wimbledon
(Image: Flickr user daniel0685, Creative Commons) The fallout from Serena Williams’ loss to Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon has been immense. Williams—perhaps the most famous and celebrated female athlete today—received a string of debilitating penalties from umpire Carlos Ramos, culminating in the loss of an entire game….
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Merkel Suffers Electoral Defeat to Anti-Immigrant Nationalists
This past Sunday saw a stunning defeat of Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) at the hands of an ascendent radical right-wing party known as the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD). The local defeat took place in Merkel’s own parliamentary constituency in the state…
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Making Sense of Dallas: Violence, Racism, and Guns
This week, three separate incidents have monopolized the headlines. Two separate police shootings of non-threatening black men in Louisiana and Minnesota brought activists out across the country, decrying the disproportionately violent and harsh treatment directed by police at people of color. Then, last night in…
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Brexit: Racism Fuels ‘Leave’ Campaign
As the United States’ most bizarre general election campaign in recent memory has steamrolled forward at a fever pitch, Americans could be forgiven for overlooking events in Britain which – depending on how they turn out – may shake up international markets and fundamentally alter…
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Charleston Shooting: How You Can Help Families Affected
The heinous violence that transpired on June 17 in Charleston, S.C., has left a community devastated and an entire nation grappling with questions concerning violence and race. The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston has long been a symbol of empowerment for the African-American…
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