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Native American groups have objected to Atlanta Braves fans performing a “tomahawk chop” at games, but that didn’t stop Donald and Melania Trump from joining the crowd last month, Curtis writes.

The demeaning of ‘woke’ — or when attention to injustice becomes too much

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted November 18, 2021 at 6:00am
Four prisoners pull a gurney during the Attica prison rebellion in September 1971. Filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry assembled archival footage for their new documentary.

Attica prison rebellion was 50 years ago. This film makes it feel like yesterday

By Jason Dick
Posted November 17, 2021 at 12:36pm
President Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and lawmakers, signs the infrastructure bill on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday evening.

In implementing infrastructure law, Biden turns to two former mayors for help

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 16, 2021 at 5:45am
Tragedies such as the 2015 massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., may soon be forgotten if laws removing the teaching of racial truths in schools continue to gain traction, Curtis writes.

The dangers of a short memory in recognizing — and fighting — hate

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted November 4, 2021 at 5:30am
A Census Bureau employee demonstrates at an outreach event for the 2020 census last year in Washington. The count was hampered by the pandemic and decisions by the Trump administration.

Census may have missed more than 1 million, report suggests

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 2, 2021 at 5:15am
People talk before an anti-critical race theory rally in Leesburg, Va., in June. History lessons that include racial truths can help lead to understanding and progress, but some folks want none of it, Curtis writes.

Will those who yell the loudest teach kids how the world really works?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 21, 2021 at 6:00am
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, greets Anthony Bruce at a ceremony in Manhattan Beach last week to sign legislation authorizing the return of oceanfront land to the Bruce family.

Pairing leadership with justice: Is that so hard, Washington?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 7, 2021 at 6:00am
The 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Standing, from left, Parren J. Mitchell, Charles B. Rangel, William L. Clay Sr., Ronald V. Dellums, George W. Collins, Louis Stokes, Ralph H. Metcalfe, John Conyers Jr. and Walter E. Fauntroy. Seated, from left, Robert N. C. Nix. Sr., Charles C. Diggs, Shirley Chisholm and Augustus F. Hawkins.

Congressional Black Caucus: 50 years as the conscience of Congress and the country

By Antjuan Seawright
Posted September 13, 2021 at 5:00am
Activists, including members of Congress, rally in Washington on Saturday, calling on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation.

Justice Department releases Voting Rights Act mapmaking guidance

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 1, 2021 at 4:02pm
From right, Reps. Al Green, Terri Sewell, Sheila Jackson Lee, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III participate Saturday in the March On for Voting Rights to urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation.

5 things to know about the voting rights bill named for John Lewis

By Kate Ackley
Posted August 31, 2021 at 5:30am