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Oklahoma Tulsa still haunted by memory of white supremacist massacre on eve of Trump visit The president prepares to hold a rally in a city where, in 1921, up to 300 people were murdered in one of the most horrific acts of racist violence in US history A mural in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in 1921 […] More
Donald Trump has told an interviewer that he was informed about the Juneteenth holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the US by one of his own Secret Service agents, who is black. Trump recently caused anger and raised fears of major social unrest by scheduling his first public campaign rally since the coronavirus […] More
Oklahoma Planned visit puts spotlight on massacre, where 300 black people were killed in one of the worst single acts of race violence in the US Freeman Culver stands in front of a mural listing the names of businesses destroyed during the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP Donald Trump’s decision to […] More
President’s discussion of measure discouraging chokeholds soon shifts to focus on stock market and retail sales Donald Trump signs an executive order on policing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Donald Trump faced renewed criticism on Tuesday for what critics said was a “woeful” attempt at police reform that […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear too? Rayshard Brooks’ death prompts calls for overhaul of police department How US police reforms have failed to stop violence Man shot as New Mexico protesters try to remove conquistador statue Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Siegfried White, 60, raises […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear and loathing too? Protesters take to the streets of Brooklyn, New York, demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism after the death of George Floyd, on 5 June. Photograph: Ashley Gilbertson/VII/Redux/eyevine Trump has echoed Nixon by casting himself as a ‘law and […] More
‘Who are we?’ Joe Biden seizes the moment as nation’s attitude shifts on race Democratic candidate appears emboldened by the changed political landscape, embracing a far more ambitious reform agenda than he did when entered the race for president Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden: ‘What do we want to be? How do we see ourselves? […] More
Corona in Corona: how the deadly virus shook a neglected neighborhood A woman wearing a mask in Corona, Queens. Photograph: Ryan Christopher Jones/The Guardian The toll the coronavirus has taken on the Queens neighborhood in NYC tells a story of race, poverty and inequality in America by Amanda Holpuch in New York Main image: A […] More
