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Racial Justice

Examining Race and Racism in America

379 stories published since 2008

Explore Racial Disparities in Hundreds of Illinois Schools and Districts

by David Eads,

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

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

More Than Me CEO Katie Meyler Temporarily Steps Down

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Unprotected

by Nadia Sussman,

Four Men Arrested Over Unrest During 2017 “Unite the Right” Rally

by Rahima Nasa,

“A Never-Ending Commitment”: The High Cost of Preserving Vulnerable Beaches

by Lisa Song and Al Shaw,

Bipartisan Furor as North Carolina Election Law Shrinks Early Voting Locations by Almost 20 Percent

by Blake Paterson,

Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs

by Caroline Chen and Riley Wong,

Note to the Next Mayor: Chicago Is a City of the World, But We Want the Neighborhoods Fixed, Too

by Mick Dumke,

There Was a Plan to Save This City From Flooding. But When the Rains Came, So Did Hesitance.

by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and Patrick Michels, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

How the Army Corps’ Hesitation Nearly Destroyed a City

by Al Shaw and Lisa Song, ProPublica, and Patrick Michels, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Marines Move to Tackle Racial Extremists in the Corps

by Rahima Nasa,

What’s the City of Chicago Doing About Its Problem With Duplicate Sticker Tickets?

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

48 Hours in Charlottesville: Fear, Nausea, and a Sad Lack of Surprise

by A.C. Thompson,

New York City Launches Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Maternal Death

by Annie Waldman,

The “Terrible” Consequences of Chicago’s Ticketing Policies

by Helga Salinas,

Chicago Hiked the Cost of Vehicle City Sticker Violations to Boost Revenue. But It’s Driven More Low-Income, Black Motorists Into Debt.

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

Facebook Promises to Bar Advertisers From Targeting Ads by Race or Ethnicity. Again.

by Ariana Tobin,

In New York, Intolerance Has Become Routine

by Rahima Nasa,

How the Fight Against Affirmative Action at Harvard Could Threaten Rich Whites

by Daniel Golden,

A Day After Report, Violent White Supremacist Loses Job With Defense Contractor

by A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston,

How ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Worked Together to Find Thousands of Duplicate Tickets in Chicago

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

American Hate Group Looks to Make Allies in Europe

by Ali Winston and A.C. Thompson,

He Is a Member of a Violent White Supremacist Group. So Why Is He Working for a Defense Contractor With a Security Clearance?

by A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston,

I Went in Search of Abandoned African-American Cemeteries

by Jerrel Floyd,

U.S. Senate Committee Proposes $50 Million to Prevent Mothers Dying in Childbirth

by Nina Martin,

U.S. Marine to Be Imprisoned Over Involvement With Hate Groups

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, Ali Winston, special to ProPublica,

Behind the Criminal Immigration Law: Eugenics and White Supremacy

by Ian MacDougall,

How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement

by Kavitha Surana,

An Alarming Tip About a Neo-Nazi Marine, Then an Uncertain Response

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Ali Winston, special to ProPublica,

At a Killer’s Sentencing, Native Americans Talk of Both Healing and Enduring Suspicions

by Rahima Nasa,

Chicago Begins To Rethink How Bankruptcy Lawyers Get Paid

by Melissa Sanchez,

Marines Open Investigation into Active-Duty White Supremacist

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Ali Winston, special to ProPublica,

Ranks of Notorious Hate Group Include Active-Duty Military

A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, Ali Winston, special to ProPublica, and Jake Hanrahan, special to ProPublica,

He’s a Proud Neo-Nazi, Charlottesville Attacker – and a U.S. Marine

by Lucas Waldron,

Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities — Let’s Talk About This Hot Mess.

by Talia Buford,

A Killing at Donkey Creek

by Rahima Nasa,

Shutdown of Texas Schools Probe Shows Trump Administration Pullback on Civil Rights

by Annie Waldman,

Jacksonville Sheriff Uses Misleading Data to Defend Pedestrian Ticketing

by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Benjamin Conarck, The Florida Times-Union [Jacksonville],

Chicago’s Gang Database Isn’t Just About Gangs

by Mick Dumke,

NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Jacksonville Over Pedestrian Ticket Enforcement

by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Benjamin Conarck, The Florida Times-Union [Jacksonville],

Fair Housing Groups Sue Facebook for Allowing Discrimination in Housing Ads

by Julia Angwin and Ariana Tobin,

Jacksonville Sheriff Admits Race May Have Played a Role in Ticket Writing

by ProPublica,

The FBI — ‘Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity’ — Still Working on Diversity

by Topher Sanders,

How Chicago Ticket Debt Sends Black Motorists Into Bankruptcy

by Melissa Sanchez and Sandhya Kambhampati,

The Many Roads to Bankruptcy

by Melissa Sanchez,

Congressman’s Bill Would Force Trump Administration to Fulfill Pledge to Study Racial Disparities in Auto Insurance Pricing

by Julia Angwin,

Sheriff’s Officers Working Black Section of Jacksonville to Get Bias Training

by Benjamin Conarck, The Florida Times-Union [Jacksonville], and Topher Sanders, ProPublica,

Jacksonville City Council President and Local Public Defender Call for Suspension of Pedestrian Ticket Writing

by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Benjamin Conarck, The Florida Times-Union [Jacksonville],

How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers

by Annie Waldman,