Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics

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Published
February 26, 2023

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics

Conservatives and the GOP have mounted a decadeslong legal fight to turn the clock back on the political gains of the civil rights movement.
Published
February 12, 2023

Before Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts, there was Doug Williams

Williams became the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and won MVP of the game for Washington in January 1988.
Published
February 12, 2023

The modern NFL didn’t have a Black head coach until 1989. Here’s his story.

Art Shell was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders long after baseball and basketball teams had been led by African Americans. Then he was fired after a winning season.
Published
February 12, 2023

NFL owners have a problem hiring coaches: They’re lousy at it

The main reason the NFL fails in its attempts to engineer better diversity is that the owners are generally horrible at hiring anyone.
Published
February 5, 2023

How could they? That’s not a question for the head, but the heart

Systemic racism does dehumanizing things to the souls of those caught in its net, including the five Black police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols.
Published
February 5, 2023

Black Memphis police spark dialogue on systemic racism in the U.S.

The Memphis cops charged with murder were Black. What does it matter?
Published
January 29, 2023

Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter

Former employees and online researchers say an increase in physical attacks in the United States tracks with spikes in some categories of hate speech on Twitter, notably antisemitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric.
Published
December 31, 2022

Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school

Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.
Published
November 4, 2022

Former EMMC employee awarded $3 million, saying racial discrimination led to firing

Attorneys for David Ako-Annan said the damages represented the largest sum awarded for a racial discrimination case in Maine.
Published
November 4, 2022

Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.