racism

Published
June 16, 2022

White House rolls out task force to curb online abuse

The launch fulfills a pledge Biden made to study online sexual harassment, stalking and nonconsensual pornography, as well as the connection between such abuse and mass shootings and violence against women.
Published
June 10, 2022

White supremacists riling up thousands of followers on social media

They are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms such as Instagram, Telegram and TikTok.
Published
May 29, 2022

Michael Jackson and Bob Fosse owe their moves to a man named Bubbles

John W. Bubbles was the father of rhythm tap, but the dancer is little known. A new biography explores his life and contribution to the arts.
Published
May 27, 2022

Commentary: Transparency lacking in coverage of F3 Defense controversy

The Maine entrepreneurship nonprofit that trained F3 was denied the chance to offer an informed response to reports that racial animus motivated F3’s founder.
Published
May 25, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Louisiana senator made Black women an asterisk in maternal mortality report

If a third of the state is Black, and their rates of dying in childbirth are soaring, then they can’t also be part of a ‘we’ who are doing OK.
Published
May 22, 2022

The Maine Millennial: White people should discuss ‘replacement theory’

The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
Published
May 18, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Silly me, I thought the 10 people murdered for being Black were the victims

But for 30 years – the last 15 in particular – much of U.S. politics has focused on the oppression of white Americans.
Published
May 17, 2022

In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says ‘evil will not win’

Speaking to victims' families, local officials and first responders, Biden said America's diversity is its strength and the nation must not be be distorted by a 'hateful minority.'
Published
May 17, 2022

Will social media companies crack down on the racist conspiracy theory behind the Buffalo massacre?

In the past, the major social media companies have cited a clear connection to real-world violence as an impetus for cracking down on specific categories of extremist speech.
Published
May 16, 2022

Here’s what we know about the victims of the Buffalo grocery store shooting

Mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters were targeted for the color of their skin, gone in a hail of bullets at their neighborhood grocery store.