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Leonard Pitts: ‘Honorary whiteness’ must be a powerful drug

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald July 24, 2019July 31, 2019

Black and brown celebrities who provide cover for the president should understand that their favored status is conditional.

by Dana Milbank The Washington Post July 18, 2019July 31, 2019

The president’s racist attack on left-wing members of Congress reminds moderates whom they should stand with.

by ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press July 15, 2019July 16, 2019

The president’s comments echo hurtful remarks they have heard throughout their lives – that they are not fully welcome in their own country.

by John M. Hagan Special to the Press Herald July 15, 2019July 14, 2019

Exposure to diversity has made me richer, more thoughtful and better able to see a clear path to the future.

by Kathleen Parker The Washington Post July 9, 2019July 8, 2019

Presidential hopefuls are trying to establish themselves as champions of equality – some more successfully than others.

by SAMANTHA MALDONADO Associated Press July 4, 2019July 4, 2019

The School Board decides to paint over the Depression-era work for its depiction of black and Native American people.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald July 3, 2019July 2, 2019

The surprise at the even-keeled police response to a fake report that I’d killed my wife is sad and telling.

by Ian Ayres Special to The Washington Post June 30, 2019June 28, 2019

At a time when government agencies should be looking for ways to better curtail lending abuses, federal officials are scaling back enforcement.

by Wil Haygood Special to The Washington Post June 25, 2019June 24, 2019

As the presidential hopeful discovered with his clumsy remarks last week, ‘Dixiecrat’ politicians inflicted wounds that still haven’t healed.

by Jim Fossel June 23, 2019June 20, 2019

No one wins by blocking economic success or the expansion of human rights.