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Snow on Market Street

The man on the Mabank bench first taught me that history isn’t past.

by Carol Countryman

Keep Reading

ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court 

by Steven Monacelli

Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth

by Rana Banks

Jim Crow Still Lingers in Bonham, Civil Rights Lawyers Say

by Josephine Lee

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Dec 21, 2015

A Year of Cops in the Classroom

by Patrick Michels

Iyad Al-Afandi (center), with his wife Lina (far right), daughter Noor and sons Nawar (far left) and Homam at their house in North Texas. Dec 14, 2015

Closing Our Doors, Closing Our Minds to Syrian Refugees

by Christopher Hooks

Larry McQuilliams Nov 24, 2015

It’s Not ‘P.C.’, but White Communities are in Crisis

The white community says it deserves our respect, but white-on-white crime and a tradition of anti-government violence should give us all pause.

by Andrea Grimes

Quanell X confronts Nathan Ener in a charged moment during the protest in Hemphill. Sep 25, 2015

The Grimes Scene: White and Wrong on Racism in Texas

by Andrea Grimes

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Sep 16, 2015

Teen Clockmaker Arrested in One of Texas’ Most Punitive School Districts

by Patrick Michels

mental illness in jail Sep 04, 2015

State of Texas: Behind Bars with a Mental Illness

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta and Teresa Mioli

Mildred and Richard Loving Aug 21, 2015

The Book Report: Loving Day Provides a Contemporary Look at Racial Identity

by Ashley Hope Perez

Aug 12, 2015

Advocates Call for Extra Training for McKinney School Police

by Patrick Michels

Jul 23, 2015

Greater State: The Racism of States’ Rights

by Bob Ray Sanders

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