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Four charged with hate crimes in connection with Chicago Facebook video

by CARLA K. JOHNSON and CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

The victim, who is white and mentally disabled, is a classmate of one of those accused, who are black.

by Janell Ross The Washington Post January 3, 2017January 3, 2017

At hundreds of seminars around the country, people learn how to respond if confronted by law enforcement.

by Elizabeth Powers Special to the Press Herald December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

Reading – or listening to someone else’s story – is a crucial component of working for racial justice.

by David R. Alexander Special to the Press Herald December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

It was wrong to round up Japanese-Americans 75 years ago, and today’s Muslims are no different.

by William Chafe Special to the Press Herald December 21, 2016December 20, 2016

The issue of race has been a continuing thread in our country’s history of voting inequality. We must change the electoral system.

by KATHLEEN PARKER December 20, 2016December 19, 2016

It’s better to condemn the church gunman to a lifetime of suffering than to end his miserable life.

by Leonard Pitts December 7, 2016December 6, 2016

Monday’s hung jury in the trial of Walter Scott’s killer is a straw that sorely tests the camel’s back.