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FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Gateshead - Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, Britain - May 23, 2021 Sha'Carri Richardson of the U.S. celebrates winning her women's 100m heat REUTERS/Lee Smith

Why the World Anti-doping Agency should revisit its cannabis ban

Rashawn Ray and John Hudak

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Development in Downtown Brooklyn in New York contrasts with older low rise buildings, on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Because of increased development in the area, notably hi-rise luxury apartment buildings, chain stores and high-end retailers are moving in. (Photo by Richard B. Levine)No Use Germany.

The double-edged sword of upzoning

Thursday, July 15, 2021

View of the Navajo power generating station (background) near Page, Arizona August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY TRAVEL)

Energizing Navajo Nation: How electrification can secure a sustainable future for Indian Country

Heather Tanana and Warigia Bowman

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Young boys ride their bikes past boarded-up and abandoned row of houses in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith SEARCH "KEITH TOWNES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC187F4B9C50

Build race equity into rezoning decisions

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

View of the architectural heritage of Harlem. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658 it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. Harlem was annexed to New York City in 1873 on March 28, 2012 in New York City, NY, USA. Patrimoine architectural de Harlem. Harlem est un quartier du borough de Manhattan, dans la ville de New York,qui, depuis les annees 1920 a été un grand centre residentiel, culturel et d'affaires Afro-Americain.28 Mars 2012, New York, Etats-Unis. Photo by Marie Psaila/ABACAUSA.COMNo Use WORLD RIGHTS.

Businesses Are Victims of Gentrification, Too

Willow Lung-Amam

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge as he awaits his sentence after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. June 25, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS

How to ensure officers like Derek Chauvin do not work in law enforcement

Friday, June 25, 2021

People protest for the Los Angeles City Council to vote against adding more short-term rental units, and call for more affordable housing, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Low to moderate-income families are losing ground: How to save their homeownership dreams

Makada Henry-Nickie, Tim Lucas, Radha Seshagiri, and Samantha Elizondo

Thursday, June 24, 2021

A woman wearing a protective face mask looks on during a Latino voter registration event in Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers

Immigration and the Latino vote: A golden opportunity for Democrats in 2022

Gabriel R. Sanchez

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Hurricane Katrina holdout Creek sits on the porch of his house in front of the Memorial Medical Center of New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina holdout Joshua Creek sits on the porch of his house in front of the Memorial Medical Center of New Orleans September 13, 2005. The discovery of at least 44 bodies in an abandoned hospital in New Orleans raised new questions about the response to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday as President George W. Bush took full responsibility for government failures in handling the disaster. Pictures of the Year 2005 REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Time will not heal: 5 ways to address the inheritance of Black poverty, starting now

Richard V. Reeves

Friday, June 11, 2021

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Activists march through Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, IL, USA, during a rally to defund police on Friday, July 24, 2020. Photo by E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pandemics and protests: America has experienced racism like this before

Jennifer D. Roberts

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Isaiah Stratton, 24 of East Rutherford hugs Jasmyne Mena, 23 of Rutherford, organizer of a Black Lives Matter march and rally held in Rutherford in response to the killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans. Stratton spoke during the rally at Lincoln Park on Sunday, June 7, 2020.News George Floyd Black Lives Matter

A Black Brother needs love, too

Jhacova Williams

Friday, June 4, 2021

Portland Oregon State. USA 06.12.2020. BLACK LIFE IS MATTER, George Floyd wall of memory and respect, flowers, the struggle against non-equality. News and Media Headlines

One year after George Floyd’s murder, what is the status of police reform in the United States?

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Atlanta Police officer J. Coleman, left, and protester Elijah Raffington give each other a fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneels down with protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a sixth day of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

7 myths about “defunding the police” debunked

Howard Henderson and Ben Yisrael

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

A demonstrator holds a flag during a protest against the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado and racial injustice, in Compton, California, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Is the United States a racist country?

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS

Will the Derek Chauvin conviction for murdering George Floyd change policing?

Wednesday, April 21, 2021