I live in a very stereotypical low-income housing neighborhood. Most of the inhabitants are Hispanic, like my family and I, and African-American. But my street is more than that.
The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 03.13.2012
According to a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank, the housing crisis has eliminated large gains in home ownership am...
Julie Stewart | Posted 04.09.2012
Members of Congress who believe offenders should be punished for their conduct and not the color of their skin should take heed.
Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 02.11.2012
Last Tuesday, President Obama made a major speech to set the record straight on our nation's economy and what he called the most "defining issue of our time": restoring growth and prosperity for all Americans.
Lois Beckett and Robin Respaut/ProPublica | Posted 12.09.2011
ProPublica's Lois Beckett and Robin Respaut report: If the government wants to correct racial disparity in presidential pardons, it will require a...
Janet Carlson | Posted 01.09.2012
At pivotal times, stereotypes serve as just the platform we need -- something solid and obvious against which to rebel. Lucille Ball's antics on I Love Lucy were that funny because they were so not the proper behavior of a proper housewife in the 1950s.
Keith Rushing | Posted 12.10.2011
Troy Davis was wrongfully executed, but I hope he didn't die needlessly. I hope that his case will lead those who denounced his execution to fight on until the United States abolishes the death penalty.
Michael Hanchard | Posted 10.19.2011
We have been both astonished and frustrated over the years by the isolationist cast of much commentary about the black experience in the United States and racism more generally as an international, rather than national phenomenon.
NPR | Posted 10.19.2011
If you glance around university corridors or scientific meetings, it's obvious that African-Americans are uncommon in the world of science. A study in...
Wayne Trujillo | Posted 10.17.2011
Wouldn't it be more moral, more satisfying if the definition of gentrification could embrace people along with physical locations?
Linda Basch | Posted 10.04.2011
Many of us are still reeling from Congress's down-to-the-wire agreement on the debt ceiling that may have averted, at least temporarily, a catastrophi...
Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 09.26.2011
We are now officially witnessing the largest ethnic wealth disparity in decades. For those who claim we are in some sort of 'post-racial' society, I have news for you: we are anything but.
Michael Rugnetta | Posted 08.30.2011
The Latino community is both genetically and culturally diverse; and as gene-based medicine advances, Latinos will need to make sure that new medical technologies serve that diversity.
John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 07.15.2011
Unfortunately, many people dismiss stroke symptoms as minor or think they'll go away if they just rest -- but delaying care can result in denial of an important treatment.
James R. Knickman | Posted 05.25.2011
When it comes to reducing disparities in health, New York State still has a long way to go. So what is the solution?
Katy Welter | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite rates of drug use comparable with whites, black males in Illinois are much more likely to be arrested, prosecuted, and ultimately incarcerated for low-level drug crimes.
Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011
Chicago is in trouble. The Great Recession has devastated working and poor families, while worsening already severe racial disparities. So we challenge the mayoral candidates: Give us a debate worthy of a great city in trouble.
Jessica Arons | Posted 05.25.2011
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of his poignant words that a "right delayed is a right denied." This is as true for reproductive rights as it is for other civil and human rights.
Dedrick Muhammad | Posted 05.25.2011
It is said one has to get outside of Washington DC to get a proper perspective on the nation's problems, but the nation's capital provides plenty of i...
HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011
SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Eric Holder ruffled some feathers with his recent promise to "vigorously enforce" marijuana prohibition in Californi...
Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011
At the intersection where social media and entrepreneurship meet technology and racial issues, you will find Latoya Peterson hard at work changing Ame...
Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011
We know about the different life chances of people of different racial backgrounds, but it's hard to sort out exactly why the outcomes are so different.
Elizabeth Renter | Posted 05.25.2011
It seems that under the current disjointed system, equal protection under the law and due process are only accessible to those who can afford a private attorney.
James Bell | Posted 05.25.2011
As we acknowledge the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy from the March on Washington, it is hard to resist the meta...
Christine Bork | Posted 05.25.2011
Rand Paul represents a contingent of America that just wishes it didn't have to deal with such things as inequity and inequality. But deal we must. There are real disparities in our world -- and right here in Chicago.
Elaine Vilorio | Posted 05.18.2012