by October Gallery
Cori Bush, a racial justice activist who was once homeless, has ousted a 10-term political veteran in Missouri’s Democratic primary election. By BBC News Staff, BBC News She defeated Congressman…
By Patricia Sullivan, The Washington Post The mayor of a small Virginia town was facing calls to step down Monday after a message on presidential politics that had racist and…
By EJI Staff, EJI On June10, 1954, governors and representatives from twelve Southern states met in Richmond, Virginia, and resolved to defiantly resist the United States Supreme Court’s decision in…
Sixteen-year-old William Haymon has spent more than 500 days in an adult jail in rural Lexington, Mississippi. There are no state rules governing how long a person can be incarcerated…
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said she is suffering from “low-grade depression” because of the pandemic, racial tensions and the “hypocrisy” of the Trump administration. By BBC News,…
By Timothy Bella, The Washington Post On the long walks to and from school, Arshay Cooper thought God existed everywhere except the West Side of Chicago. So Cooper wasn’t going…
“This is a complete step back in the wrong direction,” the artist said. By Wilson Wong, NBC News A recent installment of long-running syndicated comic strip “Six Chix” tackling anti-mask…
By Tim Elfrink, The Washington Post As three former presidents gathered in Atlanta last week to offer stirring tributes to John Lewis, President Trump was absent. In an interview that…
By William Spivey, Medium Most of what you’ve learned about slavery is wrong; some wishful thinking, some outright lies. The nation’s history books have conspired to create a myth that…
By EJI Staff, EJI On August 4, 1964, following several weeks of national news coverage and an intensive search by federal authorities, the bodies of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner,…