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Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks to reporters after Memorial Day in Chicago on May 26, 2020.

Column: Superintendent Brown’s plan for curbing Fourth of July violence is like putting a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound

July 1, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Police Superintendent David Brown apparently doesn't like it when people suggest that he hasn't been in Chicago long enough to grasp the violence that has plagued our city for decades....

George Floyd's image is projected on the Robert E. Lee monument as people gather around it June 18, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia.

Column: By supporting Confederate monuments, Donald Trump sides with racists

June 22, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

If there was doubt about where the president stands on the issue of racism in America, he made it clear during his campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Donald Trump is...

Column: So long, Aunt Jemima. Now it’s time for some real change, not just window dressing.

June 18, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Much has happened since America set out three weeks ago to become a more racially tolerant nation. Confederate monuments have been removed. NASCAR banned the Confederate flag. Companies in Illinois...

Protesters hold a sign reading "black lives matter" during a peaceful demonstration June 2, 2020, on Division Street in Chicago following the death of George Floyd and others in police custody.

Column: Talking about social justice reform without affirmative action is just hot air

June 17, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

If America really wants to bring about racial equality, we know exactly how to do it. There is no need to form commissions to study solutions to generational poverty, poor...

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to cadets in the Class of 2020 during a commencement ceremony June 13, 2020, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Column: Donald Trump is using America’s fear of black men to destroy the anti-racism coalition

June 15, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Donald Trump is such a cunning politician. He knows the kumbaya moment taking place in America right now will not last forever. He realizes that this multiracial alliance is fragile,...

Georgia voters wait in long lines, at times in the rain, at New Beginnings Full Gospel Church on June 9, 2020. The lines were taking more than three and a half hours.

Column: Just as we were focused on police brutality, voter suppression raised its ugly head

June 11, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

No one ever said that fighting for social justice would be easy. Before we can get a handle on one problem, another pops up and demands our full attention. Just...

The casket of George Floyd is placed in the chapel during a funeral service June 9, 2020, at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston.

Column: Don’t let right-wingers like Candace Owens dictate how we feel about George Floyd

June 9, 2020 at 5:10 p.m.

When he encountered police on a Minneapolis street, George Floyd was just another flawed human being. To some, he was even less than that because he was black. Nothing about...

Jade Collier, 5, watches Chicago police officers walk by a rally June 4, 2020, on State Street against the use of officers in Chicago Public Schools.

Column: It’s time to weed out criminals who hide behind a badge

June 8, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Since the civil unrest began over George Floyd's killing, some police officers have been acting like thugs. Rogue officers have been getting away with misconduct for decades. America could have...

Dozens of volunteers clean up along Cermak Road in Cicero on June 2, 2020, after two days of unrest.

Column: How civil unrest in Chicago exposed a fault line between Latinos and African Americans

June 4, 2020 at 9:24 a.m.

African Americans and Latinos always have had an uneasy alliance. Both groups often are too ashamed to talk about it in the open. For years, we have fought over crumbs,...

A store in the Loop is looted on May 30, 2020, after a rally and march to remember the May 25 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Column: Looters, ‘the man’ is coming for you. And he will catch you.

June 2, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

Dear African American looters, You have spent several days breaking into stores, stealing sneakers, Louis Vuitton handbags and big screen TVs. But when it is all over, you will have...

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