Tag: Black People
Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Republican charge against antiracism efforts at a private school in…
Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting
The Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday angered Wisconsin Democrats.After refusing to consider Voting Rights Act claims “in other…
My Artist Ghost
On an overcast late July day thick with humidity and dampening drizzles, I headed from Manhattan toward the…
Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe
WASHINGTON — After all of the entreaties from top Republicans to show respect at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…
At Harvard, Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices but Kept a Steely Academic Focus
During Judge Jackson’s ascent through the federal judiciary, during which she received some Republican support in confirmation votes,…
Lawsuit Accuses Google of Bias Against Black Employees
A former employee at Google sued the company on Friday, claiming it systematically discriminated against Black workers by…
Where 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…
Jane Campion and the Perils of the Backhanded Compliment
Something about the way the director Jane Campion went overboard on Sunday to identify with, then insult, Venus…
For Texas Southern and other HBCUs, It’s Proving Time Again
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Finally, a taut game began to turn in Texas Southern’s favor. An automatic bid to…
Oakland Cannabis Sellers, Once Full of Hope, Face a Harsh Reality
OAKLAND, Calif. — Across from where the Athletics play baseball sits a two-story concrete building painted bright orange…
Lauren Halsey Chosen for Met Roof Installation
Lauren Halsey, 34, an artist from South Central Los Angeles who often makes site-specific installations and also founded…
‘Carpeaux Recast’: A Sculptural Gem With a Knotty Back Story
Traditional museums are literally conservative places. They’re built to freeze objects in time, to shield them from change.…