Race

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, by Les Payne and Tamara Payne

'The Dead Are Arising' Sheds Light On Malcolm X — And Those That Influenced Him

10:14am October 28, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

This isn't only a biography of Malcolm X; Les and Tamara Payne contextualize race in America prior to Malcolm's birth, and take a nuanced, unflinching look at his life, his death — and its aftermath.

The Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue is seen here during a violin vigil to remember Elijah McClain in July.

National

Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed

7:29pm October 27, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.

National

Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

5:36pm October 27, 2020

by Nina Feldman

Philadelphia officials say they're investigating the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace on Monday. Police say the Black man came at officers with a knife.

What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era, Carlos Lozada

Washington Post Critic Says 'Trump Has Unwittingly Enabled' Discussions Of Race

9:15am October 27, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Carlos Lozada tells NPR: "It's ironic that a president with such a negative force for race relations" and women's rights has presided over a period where both groups feel more empowered to speak out.

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A statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stands behind cannons at the entrance to the barracks at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned Monday amid allegations that the school's culture

VMI Superintendent Steps Down Amid Allegations Of 'Structural Racism'

4:46pm October 26, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned on Monday amid allegations that the school's culture was hostile to Black cadets. The state is now investigating "structural racism" at VMI.

National

Virginia Military Institute Leader Resigns After Allegations Of Racism On Campus

4:08pm October 26, 2020

by Whittney Evans

The superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute has resigned. The move comes one week after the governor ordered an investigation following allegations of racism endured by Black cadets.

People march during a protest rally Thursday in Waukegan, Ill., for Marcellis Stinnette, whom a police officer killed last week.

National

Waukegan, Ill., Officer Who Killed Black Man Has Been Fired; City To Release Video

2:04pm October 26, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Waukegan's mayor said the release of the video is expected before Thursday. An unnamed officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette and injured Tafara Williams has been terminated.

Religion

U.S. Catholics Will Get Their 1st Black Cardinal In November

7:15am October 26, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis named Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the first African American cardinal. Gregory, along with 12 others, will be elevated to the position in a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

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In this 2019 file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory poses for a portrait following mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named Gregory among 13 new cardinals.

Religion

Pope Francis Names America's First Black Cardinal

11:10pm October 25, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders who will be elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

Volunteer Esmeralda Raymond gets a roll of "I Voted" stickers ready at a polling site in Las Vegas on the first day of in-person early voting on Oct. 17.

Election 2020: Latinx Women's Vote Could Affect The Outcome

11:20am October 25, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

"It's the dehumanizing rhetoric President Trump uses when referring to immigrants" that drove Lourdes Vázquez to become a U.S. citizen and to vote in this election for the first time, she says.