Investigative Reporting on Racial Justice

Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt

by Ava Kofman,

July 3, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes

by A.C. Thompson,

July 1, 2019, 10:55 a.m. EDT

How a Top Chicken Company Cut Off Black Farmers, One by One

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

June 26, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

How to Clean Up the “Hot Mess” That Is Chicago’s Ticketing and Debt Collection Practices — According to a City Task Force

by Logan Jaffe,

June 14, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

A Lawsuit Over Ferguson’s “Debtors Prison” Drags On

by Topher Sanders,

May 31, 2019, 11:05 a.m. EDT

“Enough Is Enough”: Native Leaders Ask William Barr to Help Fix Alaska’s Law Enforcement Crisis

by Alex Demarban and Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

May 30, 2019, 11:13 a.m. EDT

Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror,

May 22, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

New York City’s Early Voting Plan Will Favor White, Affluent Voters, Advocacy Groups Say

by Jessica Huseman,

May 17, 2019, 3:38 p.m. EDT

“I Now Have the Perspective of Both Sides”: 18 Voting Officials Take Civil Rights Tour

by Jessica Huseman,

May 13, 2019, 5:27 p.m. EDT

More Than Me Still Lacks Adequate Systems to Protect Children in Its Care, New Report Says

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

May 10, 2019, 3:38 p.m. EDT

What Will Come of the More Than Me Rape Scandal?

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

May 3, 2019, 4:30 p.m. EDT

More Than Me Founder and CEO Katie Meyler Resigns

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

April 20, 2019, 7 a.m. EDT

TSA Agents Say They’re Not Discriminating Against Black Women, But Their Body Scanners Might Be

by Brenda Medina, ProPublica, and Thomas Frank, special to ProPublica,

April 17, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

HUD Sues Facebook Over Housing Discrimination and Says the Company’s Algorithms Have Made the Problem Worse

by Ariana Tobin,

March 28, 2019, 1:18 p.m. EDT

Facebook Won’t Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore

by Jack Gillum and Ariana Tobin,

March 19, 2019, 2 p.m. EDT

The Tragedy of Baltimore

by Alec MacGillis,

March 12, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

The Ticket Trap: Front to Back

by David Eads,

March 4, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs of Violence, Gang Membership

by Aaron Leibowitz for ProPublica Illinois, and Sarah Karp, WBEZ Chicago,

Feb. 11, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

“Get Out”: Black Families Harassed in Their Own Homes

by Rahima Nasa and Rachel Glickhouse,

Jan. 7, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

Jan. 4, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

6 Young Men, Given Adult Sentences for “Minor” Infractions, Are Freed in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib,

Dec. 28, 2018, 9:10 p.m. CST

District of Despair: On a Montana Reservation, Schools Favor Whites Over Native Americans

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

Dec. 28, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

On a Reservation, a Second Chance for Prisoners and Their Warden

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

Dec. 28, 2018, 4:59 a.m. EST

He Drew His School Mascot — and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member

by Hannah Dreier,

Dec. 27, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Documenting Hate in America: What We Found in 2018

by Rachel Glickhouse,

Dec. 24, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Chicago Task Force Will Take on Ticket and Debt Collection Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Dec. 6, 2018, 3:01 p.m. CST

Chicago Throws Out 23,000 Duplicate Tickets Issued Since 1992 to Motorists Who Didn’t Have Vehicle Stickers

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Nov. 29, 2018, 5:29 p.m. CST

“I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother”

by Joe Sexton,

Nov. 29, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Member of White Supremacist Group Pleads Guilty to Assaults at 2017 Rally

by A.C. Thompson,

Nov. 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m. EST

An Atomwaffen Member Sketched a Map to Take the Neo-Nazis Down. What Path Officials Took Is a Mystery.

by A.C. Thompson,

Nov. 20, 2018, 10:45 a.m. EST

Brothers Whom Authorities Linked to Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Had Flyer Supporting Neo-Nazi Group, Officials Say

by Catherine Trautwein, Frontline, and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica,

Nov. 16, 2018, 6:30 p.m. EST

How HUD’s Inspection System Fails Low-Income Tenants Nationwide

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Nov. 16, 2018, 10:58 a.m. EST

Nearly All the Officers in Charge of an Indiana Police Department Have Been Disciplined — Including the Chief Who Keeps Promoting Them

by Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, and Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

Nov. 15, 2018, 8:15 p.m. EST

Brothers Who Were Online Friends With Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Had Ties to Violent Neo-Nazis

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Catherine Trautwein, Frontline,

Nov. 14, 2018, 6:30 p.m. EST

Chicago City Council Approves Modest First Reforms on Ticketing and Debt

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5:24 p.m. CST

Top Chicago Alderman Adds to Growing Momentum for Ticket and Debt Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Nov. 13, 2018, 5:24 p.m. CST

Why Jeff Sessions’ Final Act Could Have More Impact Than Expected

by Ian MacDougall,

Nov. 12, 2018, 11:58 a.m. EST

These Voters Had to Wait for Hours: “It Felt Like a Type of Disenfranchisement”

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Nov. 6, 2018, 8:12 p.m. EST

Georgia Voters Face Hourslong Waits as State Scrambles to Accommodate Turnout

by Jessica Huseman, Isaac Arnsdorf, and Jeremy B. Merrill,

Nov. 6, 2018, 4:54 p.m. EST

Houston Poll Worker Hurls Racist Remarks, Faces Criminal Charge

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Nov. 6, 2018, 4:29 p.m. EST

Chicago Considers Wiping Away Old Ticket Debt for Motorists Who File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

by Melissa Sanchez,

Nov. 5, 2018, 6:42 p.m. CST

Murder Charge Can’t Deter Sharpton’s Brother From Voting Rights Crusade

by Nina Martin,

Nov. 4, 2018, 9 p.m. EST

Chicago Alderman Proposes Reining in Ticket Penalties That Drove Thousands of Black Motorists Into Debt

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Oct. 31, 2018, 5:36 p.m. CDT

Latina Is Asked “Are You Sure You Are a U.S. Citizen?” at Texas Polling Place

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Oct. 31, 2018, 4:29 p.m. EDT

Reporting Recipe: How to Investigate Racial Disparities at Your School

by Annie Waldman,

Oct. 30, 2018, 2 p.m. EDT

More Than Me Addresses Inaccurate Tax Returns, Loses 2 Board Members, Has Funds Suspended by Donor

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Oct. 26, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

4 Members of Violent White Supremacist Group Face Riot Charges, Federal Authorities Say

by A.C. Thompson,

Oct. 24, 2018, 5:20 p.m. EDT

Amid Protest in Liberia, Its Vice President Gets List of Demands About More Than Me

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Oct. 19, 2018, 11:45 a.m. EDT

Explore Racial Disparities in Hundreds of Illinois Schools and Districts

by David Eads,

Oct. 19, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Charlottesville’s Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Erica L. Green, The New York Times,

Oct. 16, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT