Civil rights
Josephine Baker: Dancer, spy, and champion against racism and antisemitism
From Paris stages to WWII spy missions, Josephine Baker fought racism and antisemitism while inspiring generations worldwide.
Jesse Jackson helped legitimize the antisemitism poisoning America today - opinion
Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting
Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader and two-time candidate, dies at 84
Civil rights must not disappear
A variety of groups and grievances are at play, with restaurant owners, social workers and many others taking a stand.
4 lessons we can learn from civil rights hero John Lewis – opinion
Lewis was a civil rights leader, a legislator, an author, and a mentor to many. But he was always a preacher.
Bolton’s book reveals: Trump was America’s first anti-Kurdish president
The American president, according to former national security adviser John Bolton, is actually anti-Kurdish and dislikes a minority group in the Middle East that has been consistently pro-American.
NASCAR partners with FBI to investigate noose found in Wallace's garage
NASCAR president Steve Phelps told The Athletic's Jeff Gluck that FBI officials were notified and were on site by Monday morning.
While approving of protests, Americans unsure if they will invoke change
According to the polls, more than twice as many Americans (44%) believe that the protests will invoke change for the better as opposed to change for the worst (21%).
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
In 1921, Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes.
Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report
"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.
Joseph Lowery, American civil rights leader, dies at age 98
Lowery was a key ally of Martin Luther King in the US civil rights movement of the 1960s.
California pardons pro-Israel gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
The African-American trade unionist worked to help Ethiopian and Russia Jews emigrate to Israel.
Hate speech in South Africa
One of the things he said was, “Any family who sends its son or daughter to be part of the Israel Defense Force must not blame us when something happens to them with immediate effect."
