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A Philadelphia graffiti artist tags an ATM to call out redlining practices, exorbitant fees, and contributions to gentrification in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

‘The intrinsic value of whiteness’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted June 30, 2021 at 8:00am
Signs are seen on a bench during a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools at the Loudoun County Government center in Leesburg, Virginia.

Who is afraid of critical race theory?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted June 17, 2021 at 8:00am
"There has not been a year when communities of color — Black and brown people, indigenous people in our country — have not suffered disproportionately," and the issue of maternal and infant health is "top of the list for ugent attention," said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith.

Why do Black American women die having babies?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted June 3, 2021 at 2:31pm
Black and other minority farmers who have endured a long history of discrimination are the intended recipients of $4 billion in debt forgiveness through the March pandemic relief law.

USDA and Black farmers

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted May 27, 2021 at 1:40pm
Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), addresses the RNC's 2011 Winter Meeting held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

“We can’t give in to Jan. 6”

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted May 20, 2021 at 8:00am
Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, listens during the weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office at the White House on April 9, 2021.

Righting economic wrongs of the past

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted May 11, 2021 at 6:00am
Professor Dorothy Brown combines data, legal scholarship, interviews and personal stories in her new book “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — And How We Can Fix It."

The tax lady cometh

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted May 6, 2021 at 8:00am
Jaime Harrison ran for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in 2020, but ultimately lost. He's now the Democratic National Committee chair.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted April 28, 2021 at 6:00am
People congregate Tuesday in Atlanta in front of a mural of George Floyd following the guilty verdict at the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer.

‘More people are afraid of the police than community violence’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted April 22, 2021 at 3:41pm
A voter walks up to a voter booth to cast her ballot at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Jim Crow 2.0

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted April 8, 2021 at 8:00am