by October Gallery
By Story, Democracy Now We go to Bloomington, Indiana, to speak with the African American human rights commissioner for Monroe County, Vauhxx Booker, who says he survived an attempted lynching…
By Michael E. Miller, EJI MARION, Va. — It had been three weeks since the cross burning. Three weeks since Travon Brown’s sense of triumph from leading a Black Lives…
The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim. By Patricia Cohen, The New York Times…
By Joel Burgess, USA TODAY ASHEVILLE, N.C. – In an extraordinary move, the Asheville City Council has apologized for the North Carolina city’s historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial…
Viola Davis appears on the cover of this month’s issue, the first by a Black photographer, in an image meant to be a protest. By Jessica Testa, The New York…
By EJI Staff, EJI On July 15, 1954, at the direction of United States Attorney General Herbert Brownell and under the supervision of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner Joseph…
By Brakkton Booker, NPR, WAMU 88.5 Nearly a century ago, Tulsa, Okla., was the site of one of the most brutal race massacres in U.S. history. As many as 300…
A restaurant with Black employees is prioritizing its workers’ mental health as they navigate the coronavirus and the protests against racial injustice. By James Estrin, The New York Times The…
By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post As the Washington football team finally gives up its racist slur of a name, there is one major sports team that has avoided the…
Ms. Kizer was charged with premeditated murder in the 2018 death of Randall Volar. Her case attracted widespread attention, and a Chicago bail fund paid $400,000 for her release on…