The Black Farmer Movement Battling History to Return to the Land
Tahz Walker stands on land that he and others own communally as part of Earthseed Land Collective in Durham, North Carolina on March 14, 2021. Walker and his partner Cristina Rivera-Chapman run Tierra Negra Farm which provides produce for farm shares as well as fresh vegetables to communities in downtown Durham.Madeline Gray Let our journalists…
Child Protective Services Investigates Half of all Black Children in California
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.For decades, researchers have pointed out that the child welfare system is riddled with inequities. Black children are far more likely than their white counterparts to be investigated…
What the Hell Is Going on at the Columbus Police Department?
A Black Lives Matter activist protests the police killing of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16.Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Just minutes before a Minneapolis jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin in the…
The Power of the Myths Many White People Believe About Policing—and America
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This week in Minneapolis, white police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts for the murder last May of George Floyd. Repeatedly, the jury saw the recording of the 19-year…
Lawmakers Love Hate Crime Laws, But Do They Really Protect Anyone?
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer speaks during a news conference with Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Mazie Hirono following the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In the wake…
This Land Is Not Your Land
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Since the inception of the United States, the government has helped make sure land stays in white hands. In the decades after slavery ended, Black Americans accumulated a substantial amount of…