The Guardian
‘It’s how we grew up’: Buffalo’s struggle to escape the shadow of segregation
Could the US highways that split communities on racial lines finally fall?
‘He was robbed of his life’: in Memphis, tributes to Tyre Nichols – and a call to action
Family says son’s death shows pattern of Memphis police brutality: ‘System hasn’t changed’
US teachers grapple with a growing housing crisis: ‘We can’t afford rent’
The New York Times Magazine:
Education Issue 2021: 7 True Stories From Virtual School. Interview.
Features for Mother Jones:
Black Deaths Matter (feature for the May/June issue)
A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60 Years Late
How Black Oaklanders Finally Expelled the School Police
COVID era at Mother Jones:
How Flint Closed the Gap Between Black and White Suffering Under COVID
The Pandemic Has Unmasked America’s Deepest Inequities
The Teacher Who Realized She Was Expendable
Young Black Residents Are Bearing the Brunt of Michigan’s Recent COVID-19 Surge
White People Are Demanding Their Lives Back in States Where Black People Are Losing Theirs
COVID-19 Has Infected and Killed Black People At Alarming Rates. This Data Proves It.
Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher Rates Because Racism Is a Preexisting Condition
Q&As, news analysis, and other stories at Mother Jones:
We’ve Had a White Supremacist Coup Before. History Buried It.
How “the Latino Vote” Was Invented
How Lynching Became the Favorite Metaphor of Embattled, Powerful Men
Racists in One of America’s Richest Counties Are Freaking Out Over a “Forced Busing” Proposal
150 Years Later, Slavery Reparations Are on the Agenda Again
How a Small School’s Impending Closure Became a Rallying Cry for Oakland Teachers
Teachers at This South LA High School Are Picketing to Get Their Students More Resources
Essays & Culture Q&As at Mother Jones:
The Last Black Man in San Francisco’s Walking Tour of a Lost City
How the Creators of the New “Native Son” Grappled With Rewriting a Literary Classic
The Best TV Show About Racism Was a Comic-Book Fantasia. Here’s How “Watchmen” Did It.
Take a Look in the Mirror: The Horror of the New “Candyman” Is Complicity
“In the Heights” Transported Me Into My Childhood—and Back Again
“Get Out” Is the Horror Flick America Needs Right Now
James Baldwin Was Never Your Negro
Stories for The Oregonian:
ODOT, county officials, lawmakers promise funding for roundabout at Forest Grove town meeting
Parking tickets in Forest Grove rose between 2011 and 2013, with focus on downtown (interactive map)
Election 2014: What does the Quail Valley Golf Course annexation vote mean for Banks? (Q&A)
Art car: How a Delaware artist’s memorial to her father found its way to Gales Creek
Dream Girl Espresso closure: Neighbors, people with Forest Grove ties filed complaints to landlord
Warrenton couple dominates in inaugural Oregon cornhole championships with singles, doubles wins
Dieter-Robinson family looks back, as memorial fund in girls’ name raises more than $34,000
Two runners embrace the messy challenge of Hagg Lake Mud Run
State funds for community center study ‘encouraged’ Forest Grove to sign off on ‘grand bargain’ deal
Public plaza, specialty grocer, apartments: Times-Litho committee plans for site revitalization
Stories for Fast Company:
Flat6Labs Accelerates Entrepreneurship in Egypt
When It Comes To Powering Electric Cars Plug-free, It’s Convenience Versus Conservation
Stories for VanityFair.com:
From Alexa Chung to Theophilus London, an Exclusive Look at Chanel’s Little Black Classic
As the Olympics Approach, Brigitte Lacombe’s Stunning Portraits of Arab Lady Athletes
Stories for the Medill News Service:
Watchdog groups concerned with information-sharing provision of cyber legislation
The League of Extraordinary Threats
Kerry: Countries must respond to Sudan, South Sudan
Security experts discuss cyberthreat legislation
U.S. intelligence adapts to multiple international threats
Defense ‘review’ offers insights into Obama changes, but long-term results uncertain
Stories for the New York Daily News:
He sees city’s soul in its block parties
Gay and lesbian uptown Manhattan residents celebrate historic New York same sex marriage victory – I wrote the profile of Joseph Tolton, pastor of Rehboth Temple Christ Conscious Church, for this series.
Shootings in Brooklyn buck citywide trend
Stories for North by Northwestern :