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An Interactive History of Arizona’s March to SB 1070

by Kai Wright on July 27 2010, 12:19PM

The law was neither a sudden development nor an organic one.

Topics: Immigration, Kai Wright

Preach On It, Rachel Maddow

by Kai Wright on July 23 2010, 11:08AM

Her must-watch riff on how Fox creates race-fright media moments.

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Obama: Sherrod Debacle is Media’s Fault, Not Mine

by Kai Wright on July 23 2010, 10:04AM

Never mind the fact that it was his administration, not the media who fired her.

Topics: Kai Wright, Politics, Shirley Sherrod

What’s Really Killing Black People?

by Kai Wright on July 22 2010, 2:44PM

ColorLines commenter Victor points to a troublingly long list of things.

Topics: Health, Kai Wright

Weighing SB 1070s Constitutionality

by Kai Wright on July 22 2010, 12:52PM

DOJ asks for an injunction today. Check out our exploration of the larger legal fight.

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Shirley Sherrod Offers to School Obama on Race

by Kai Wright on July 22 2010, 10:12AM

Sherrod has plenty to say about the administration’s real race challenges.

Topics: Kai Wright, Media, Shirley Sherrod

Jobless Claims Go Up As Sanity Stays Down

by Kai Wright on July 22 2010, 9:29AM

The unemployment line grows as Washington limps toward restoring benefits.

Topics: Economy, Kai Wright

Three Stories We Could Obsess Over Instead of Shirley Sherrod’s Ordeal

by Kai Wright on July 21 2010, 6:02PM

Since everybody wants to talk about racism, here are a few ideas.

Topics: Kai Wright, Media, Shirley Sherrod

HIV in Poor U.S. Neighborhoods as Intense as Developing World

by Kai Wright on July 19 2010, 11:21AM

But neither HIV nor the poverty to which it’s tied is evenly distributed between races.

Topics: Health, Kai Wright

NAACP, Tea Party’s Racism and Lost Perspective

by Kai Wright on July 16 2010, 5:06PM

Challenging Tea Party racism: Good. Making it the race story: Bad.

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The Line Between Involuntary and Voluntary Manslaughter

by Kai Wright on July 15 2010, 6:19PM

More clarity on the ruling in Johannes Mesherle’s killing of Oscar Grant.

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The Truth About the “Down Low” and HIV

by Kai Wright on July 15 2010, 4:46PM

Researchers have in fact directly addressed this question and there’s no proof they are driving the epidemic.

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Stop the Presses: NAACP Says Tea Party’s Got Race Issues

by Kai Wright on July 14 2010, 11:11AM

Really? There seems no better way for the group to invite debates about its relevance.

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Obama Makes Good on HIV/AIDS Promise

by Kai Wright on July 13 2010, 3:50PM

The White House released the nation’s first coordinated strategy for fighting the domestic epidemic.

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Profiling’s Still the Routine for Brooklyn’s Black Men

by Kai Wright on July 12 2010, 3:14PM

NYT investigation finds 52,000 stop-and-frisks in four years in one neighborhood.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Kai Wright

Holder: Race Still in Play for SB 1070 Lawsuit

by Kai Wright on July 12 2010, 10:13AM

Attorney general tells CBS the feds are ready to sue for profiling, if the law ever gets enforced.

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Don’t Call It a Raid

by Kai Wright on July 11 2010, 12:28PM

Another disappointment from the politics of hope: “Silent raids” as immigration reform.

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Making Sense of the Mehserle Verdict

by Kai Wright on July 8 2010, 8:48PM

How’d we get to involuntary manslaughter?

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Ask ColorLines Editor Questions About LGBT Youth at NYT.com

by Kai Wright on June 28 2010, 12:14PM

I’m in the New York Times’ City Room blog all week, answering reader questions about LGBT young people. Chime in!

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ColorLines’ Fantasy Supreme Court

by Kai Wright on June 28 2010, 10:02AM

This spring, we asked our favorite court watchers for a list of people they’d love to see on the court—but who’d never be seriously mentioned as nominees.

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