Summer of protest: Chance for change, but obstacles exposed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Memorial Day brought the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, prompting hundreds of…
Tag: Racism
Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence ‘domestic terror’
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump stood at the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice Tuesday and…
‘Do something:’ Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, she…
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be…
Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right…
Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags…
Pandemic, racism threaten higher Black suicide rate
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could…
Monuments and statues are falling; now what?
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo…
Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is wielding America’s racial tension as a re-election weapon, fiercely denouncing the racial…
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
CHICAGO (AP) — A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests…
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white…
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned…
As U.S. faces racial issues, Trump becomes bystander
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of national reckoning over racism in America, President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a…
Societal preconditions contribute to high infection rate among blacks
ST. LOUIS – Poverty, violence and racism have long devastated the African-American community. Now there’s another force disproportionately affecting black…
Time’s up, Bob
One year ago, on Oct. 4, 2018, I published a column in The NorthSider entitled “Bob Romanik is a Racist…
Jaco: How free-market capitalism and racism wrecked St. Louis
The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis isn’t necessarily racist. But they represent a lot of people who are. One…