Tag: Race

A car burns as a crowd gathers following the fatal shooting of a man in Milwaukee, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Wisconsin Gov. Walker declares state of emergency

Kelly Cohen · August 14, 2016 1:35 pm

Organizers of march for $15 wage link up with Black Lives Matter, liken opponents to backers of slavery. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Union seeks to make $15 minimum wage a race issue

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2016 8:56 pm

Almost two-thirds of American adults prioritize the test score gap between poor and wealthy students. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Study: Americans care more about poor students than black or Hispanic students

Jason Russell · August 12, 2016 9:24 pm

The real Fishtown and the good old days

The real Fishtown and the good old days

Timothy P. Carney · August 12, 2016 4:31 am

Black Lives Matter's official set of demands, released this month, seems less aimed at preserving black lives than at weakening law enforcement altogether, even at the expense of more black lives. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Black lives matter, but the movement of that name is a sham

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2016 4:01 am

The report said the agency found "reasonable cause to believe that [the Baltimore Police Department] engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution or federal law." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Justice slams Baltimore police for treatment of blacks

Kelly Cohen · August 10, 2016 3:39 pm

The family of Ahmed Mohamed, a Muslim teenager who infamously brought a homemade clock to school and had it mistaken for a bomb, filed a lawsuit against Texas school officials in federal court Monday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Clock boy returns to U.S. to sue former school district

Anna Giaritelli · August 9, 2016 1:20 am

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer's group NextGen Climate immediately criticized Donald Trump's ideas as the policies of an all-white, all-male policy team, which offers "nothing 'new' or 'fresh.'" (AP Photo)

Greens play the race card to slam Trump policies

John Siciliano · August 8, 2016 8:47 pm

Wadi Gaitan wants to "continue promoting free market solutions while avoiding efforts that support Donald Trump." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Florida GOP spokesman leaves post over differences with Trump

Gabby Morrongiello · August 8, 2016 7:35 pm

If the ultimate goal is to normalize thinks like Olympians competing while wearing hijabs, calling so much attention to this information is probably not the way to go. (AP Photo)

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Thoughts on Olympic ‘othering’

Ashe Schow · August 8, 2016 7:18 pm

As long as an ID is easy to obtain and those without one may prove their identity later, voting regulations should be left to the states. (AP Photo)

Fretting and fraud on voter ID

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2016 4:04 am

On Friday, Hillary Clinton was asked about her "most meaningful conversation" with an "African-American friend." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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White politicians need to stop insisting they have minority friends

Ashe Schow · August 5, 2016 8:32 pm