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Members of Congress wearing Kente cloth kneel in Emancipation Hall for a moment of silence to honor George Floyd and victims of racial injustice in June 2020.

Should there be a Black History Month?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted February 3, 2022 at 10:02am
Emails made public by the Brennan Center show that President Donald Trump tried to speed up the census process before the 2020 elections.

What do the census, voting rights and democracy have in common?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 21, 2022 at 10:21am
From left, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Cedric Richmond, D-La., Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., conduct a news conference with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on steps to combat institutional racism in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 1, 2020.

‘Beat them in court, beat them in Congress and beat them at the polls’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 20, 2022 at 12:55pm
Whether it comes to music, dress or the boundary-testing behavior common to all adolescents, discriminatory treatment by police, courts and schools has created a world where Black children don’t get to be children.

The fight for Black and brown children

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 5, 2022 at 8:00am
Hundreds are gathered at the Federal Plaza and take streets to protest after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

The politics of equity 2021

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 16, 2021 at 8:00am
Inequity is the common thread between the emergence of the omicron variant and public housing in the US.

What do the battle against omicron and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge have in common?

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 1, 2021 at 4:01pm
“The right to vote is essential to who America is,” says Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League.

‘What has come of America?’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 17, 2021 at 9:57am
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback uses the reins as he tries to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021.

‘U.S. immigration policy is racist’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 4, 2021 at 9:27am
Law enforcement has been advocating for investment in policies and programs that provide early education.

Why universal pre-K may help stem crime

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted October 20, 2021 at 3:03pm
The bipartisan push for police reform legislation recently died, though it had the support of major police groups including the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

‘What has come of America?’

By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted October 7, 2021 at 4:19pm