News & Commentary about Racial Profiling

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Apr 26, 2023

National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

The United Nations Human Rights Council during a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

Oct 3, 2022

Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism

A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.
Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism

Jun 1, 2022

The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.
The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

May 31, 2022

From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End

Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”
From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End

Feb 9, 2022

Airlines Want the Government to Create a New Passenger No-Fly List

The silhouette of a pilot wearing a facemask walking past a window with a Delta plane outside.
Airlines Want the Government to Create a New Passenger No-Fly List

Nov 22, 2021

Livestreaming Police is a Critical First Amendment Right

Man recording a line of police people
Livestreaming Police is a Critical First Amendment Right

Nov 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable

Police in riot gear stand outside the Kenosha County Court House
Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable

Aug 13, 2021

Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women (ep. 169)

USA's Simone Biles in the Women's Balance Beam Final at Ariake Gymnastic Centre on the eleventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women (ep. 169)

Jul 16, 2021

Do Black Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?

Members of the New Black Panthers attend a second amendment rally at the Virginia State Capitol in January 2021
Do Black Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?

Jul 16, 2021

The International Olympic Committee is Failing Black Women

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning during fourth heat at Olympics 2021
The International Olympic Committee is Failing Black Women