Lorenza Almanza, the grandmother of slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, traveled from Mexico to Houston, Texas, to say goodbye to her granddaughter. “That justice be done is what I ask of my Most Holy Father and the Army, because she did not deserve those things that they did to hershe…

Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. On Monday, workers across the U.S. are expected to walk off the job in a series of protests organizers are calling the Strike for Black Lives. The action was…

One after the other, a number of news organizations across Canada and the United States announced in June the same change in their language guidelines: to capitalize the word “Black” when referring to Black people and culture.  The Globe and Mail made its announcement on June 3, followed by the CBC…

At its core, the House bill establishes a seven-person Massachusetts Police Standards and Training Commission that would serve as the primary civil enforcement agency in the state, according to the bill. The governor and attorney general would make each of the appointments to the new panel, though the bill also…

In thinking about Lewiss achievement, I found that the words coming to mind were not those of a politician or an organizer, but a well-known injunction from a pope. If you want peace, Paul VI said in 1972, work for justice. This was the commitment that drove Lewiss life. At…

Zerlina Maxwell wants “white politics” to be a thing of the past. Before some people get upset by that, Maxwell doesn’t mean that white people won’t be elected to high office in the future. As Maxwell explains in her new book, “The End of White Politics,” it simply means with our…

When Ricardo Alvarado went grocery shopping this week, he had a list of items to buy, but he steered clear of anything from Goya Foods. I was using their beans, but I found a different brand,” he said. “I switched olive oil, too, and I bought my own spices, not…

When we first saw segregated restrooms at the fancy new mall in town, we knew we didn’t fit either category. But we were boxed in anyway. In the summer of the Freedom Riders, I learned a lesson about the meaning of race and boundaries. That summer of 1961, developers in…

FREDERICK, MD – MAY 8: A pedestrian walks past closed businesses on North Market Street during a … [+] light rain on May 8, 2020 in Frederick, Md. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Businesses owned by women and people of…

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