Why Black Parents Aren’t Joining the Push to Reopen Schools
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 spring of 2020, with Maryland’s stay-at-home order lifted, a new ritual was born on a cul-de-sac in North Baltimore’s affluent Homeland neighborhood. A group of moms gathered on Friday…
“The World Tried to Make Women Like You Wilt. You Didn’t”: How Maria Garcia—and a Whole Generation—Are Honoring Selena and Finding Themselves
“Anything for Selena” is about so much more than the career of Selena Quintanilla.Illustration by Iliana Galvez 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.Anything for Selena is more than a podcast about the iconic 1990s superstar Selena…
Breonna Taylor Was Slain One Year Ago Today. The Tragic Police Raids Continue.
A large-scale ground mural of Breonna Taylor is seen being painted in Annapolis, Maryland, in July. Patrick Smith/Getty Images 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.One year ago today, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black hospital worker, was…
$5 Billion of the Stimulus Bill Seeks to Undo Damage Done to Farmers of Color
Virginia farmer John Boyd drives his tractor near the the Capitol in Washington in 2010.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo 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.The US Department of Agriculture exists in part to help farmers “guard against…
Stop Talking About My Hypothetical Baby’s Skin Color
STRMX2/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.On Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey’s highly sought after interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ran in a two-hour prime-time CBS television special. Last year, the royal couple, who have…
Premature Reopening Could Bring Another COVID Catastrophe, Fauci Warns
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot.Evan Vucci/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.On…