A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against racial inequality at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) When the police pull back, violent crime — against blacks — spikes. While the depraved murder of George Floyd should outrage us all, I believe it continues a misdirected focus on police killings, particularly of…
“We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype,” parent company Quaker Foods says, announcing plans to change the brand’s logo and name. Donald King/AP Aunt Jemima will change its name and logo, acknowledging the brand’s origins rooted in a racial stereotype, which hearkens back to nostalgia for the South in the times…
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Covid-19 is “his worst nightmare.” It might be his worst, but it’s certainly not his first. He has spent his professional career warning of nightmare scenarios, many which never materialized. Nobody did more to kick off the U.S. AIDS alarm than Fauci, who was sole author of a 1983 piece in…
In this March 15, 2020, file photo, people wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who was sued by gun-rights groups after trying to shut down firearms dealers in the wake of coronavirus concerns, said Monday, March 30, that he is abandoning the effort….
Roughly eight in 10 Americans want to maintain or increase funding to police departments, according to the results of a recent poll conducted for the National Sheriff’s Association. The survey data shows that 53% of respondents support boosting funding, 26% support maintaining current funding, and 11% favor reducing funding. Research firm Technometrica Market Technology conducted…
The film has previously been criticized for its romanticized depiction of US slavery. Gone With The Wind Gone With The Wind has been temporarily removed from HBO Max, but it will eventually return with added context to address its racially insensitive scenes. The 1939 Oscar-winning epic is considered an early classic of cinema, but it has…
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. The Centers…
While Jordan had strongly objected to any change in the makeup of the Waqf, in recent months their stance changed after Turkey became involved in east Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Palestinians pray on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to…
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning away a request from…
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom gave California churches the green light Monday to reopen, three days after President Donald Trump threatened to “override” states that continued to block in-person religious services due to the pandemic. Newsom also was facing pressure from more than 1,200 California pastors who vowed to resume services this upcoming Sunday regardless of what the governor…