We Say Goodbye, and We Say Hello
by Kai Wright on June 14 2013, 12:55PM
It’s a big week for the Colorlines team, as we welcome new voices and send off old friends.
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by Kai Wright on June 14 2013, 12:55PM
It’s a big week for the Colorlines team, as we welcome new voices and send off old friends.
Topics: Kai Wright, /NOW
by Kai Wright on June 12 2013, 9:02AM
From subprime mortgages to subprime credit cards and now subprime degrees, a small number of people continue to get rich off of black Americans’ aspirations.
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
The Dangerous, Infectious Logic of National Security
by Kai Wright on June 7 2013, 10:16AM
The rationale behind the administration’s secret spying program has been developed and honed to surviell and harass communities of color for years.
Topics: Kai Wright, National Security, Spying
Obamas to Black Grads: Good Job. Now Stop Being Such a Failure
by Kai Wright on May 21 2013, 8:48AM
Once again, the president uses his pulpit to browbeat black people for the failings he sees.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, Schools & Youth
Did Somebody Say Malware? Bring on the Colorlines Community!
by Kai Wright on March 5 2013, 10:43AM
We were attacked by the evil demons of the Web. But with our community’s help, we have slain them. Take that, demons!
Topics: Kai Wright, /NOW
Welcome Akiba Solomon to Colorlines’ Leadership!
by Kai Wright on February 6 2013, 12:04PM
Our community’s steadily growing at Colorlines, so our team is as well.
Topics: Kai Wright, /NOW
Full Text of President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address
by Kai Wright on January 21 2013, 2:30PM
“You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course,” the president concluded. “You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time.”
Colorlines Needs Your Help Changing the News
by Kai Wright on December 28 2012, 11:54AM
We strive to both keep up with the fast-moving news cycle and alter its focus. That’s hard work—and it costs a lot of money. We need your help staying on the beat.
Topics: /NOW
Breaking News: Colorlines Believes in Racial Justice (Or, Why the Right’s Scared of Us)
by Kai Wright on December 5 2012, 9:59AM
Our voting rights coverage has prompted some right wing muckraking on our publisher. We’ll save them the effort: We’re proud to be part of a racial justice movement.
Topics: Kai Wright, Politics
Voter ID Confusion and Tea Party Poll ‘Monitoring’ in Pennsylvania
by Kai Wright on November 6 2012, 3:04PM
Election Protection watchers are hearing lots of reports about conflict over voter ID requirements at Pennsylvania polling sites.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, /NOW
AP: Strong Turnout in New York and New Jersey Despite Sandy’s Chaos
by Kai Wright on November 6 2012, 11:29AM
But some troubling reports emerging about access, particularly in Pennsylvania.
Topics: 2012 Election, /NOW, Politics
Anonymous Funder Pulls ‘Voter Fraud’ Billboards Rather Than Reveal Itself
by Kai Wright on October 22 2012, 11:54AM
After widespread outrage, Clear Channel finally invoked its policy against anonymous political ads.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, /NOW, Politics
LIVE CHAT: Colorlines.com Reporters on the Threat to Voting Rights in 2012
by Kai Wright on August 23 2012, 10:12AM
Watch—and join—a conversation about the 2012 elections and the growing rightwing attack on the right to vote.
Topics: 2012 Election, Voting Rights 2012, Politics
Romney: Israeli ‘Culture’ Makes It More Wealthy Than Palestine
by Kai Wright on July 30 2012, 10:09AM
Palestinians ask the obvious question about the presumptive GOP nominee’s analysis of poverty in the Middle East: “Isn’t this racism?”
Topics: Economy, Global Affairs, Kai Wright, /NOW
Progress on Condom Use Among Youth Slows, Drops Among Black Teens
by Kai Wright on July 24 2012, 12:36PM
After a decade of squabbling over sex ed and access to condoms, a federal health study shows a trend line suddenly inching in the wrong direction.
Topics: Health, Kai Wright, /NOW
AARP: Black and Latino Seniors Losing Homes at Twice the Rate of Peers
by Kai Wright on July 19 2012, 1:28PM
An AARP poll shows 16 percent of borrowers over 50 are underwater, and that black and Latino homeowners are the hardest hit.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, /NOW
What’s in Your Wallet? Capitol One’s Predatory Lending, Apparently
by Kai Wright on July 19 2012, 12:05PM
Capitol One Bank has deceptively sold needless add-on products to credit card holders who are unemployed or have poor credit, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, /NOW
Wells Fargo Settles for $175M Over Steering Blacks and Latinos to Subprime Loans
by Kai Wright on July 12 2012, 12:38PM
The bank has been a standout bad actor, both during the subprime lending boom and during the recession that it created.
Topics: Economy, Kai Wright, /NOW
What Today’s Ruling Means for the Health of People of Color
by Kai Wright on June 28 2012, 10:39AM
The conversation about health care reform has been steadfastly colorblind from the start. But to the degree we’re talking about the uninsured, we’re talking in starkly racial terms.
Topics: Health, Kai Wright, /NOW
Supreme Court’s Arizona Ruling Hurts the Economy, as Well as People
by Kai Wright on June 25 2012, 11:49AM
The longer we go without creating sane immigration policy, the longer we rob the economy of $150 billion in economic activity a year, says Imara Jones.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, /NOW
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