Ethan Oberman

This year the cities of St. Paul and San Francisco have rolled out guaranteed minimum income programs for artists that give out monthly, no strings attached payments.

Despite the White House’s stated commitment to closing the racial wealth gap, some advocates believe that the federal government’s new plans don’t go nearly far enough.

Last week, the NFL admitted it had been using a practice known as “race-norming," which made it harder for Black players to qualify for a payout if they have dementia. 

The people who are likely to be hardest hit by the current water crisis in California are the same ones who were most impacted the last time around: Latino farmworkers in rural areas.

Even amid dropping case numbers across the country, the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on communities of color persist.

Naomi Osaka’s decision to exit the French Open is part of a much longer history of Black athletes questioning what they really owe to predominantly white reporters.

The president's budget attempts to incorporate plans on infrastructure, housing, and healthcare, and is likely to receive conservative backlash for raising the federal deficit.

"Pause with Sam Jay" is a break from the standard late night format, and focuses more on intimate conversations between Jay and her comedian friends about complicated topics. 

The fallout in the wake UNC's refusal to give Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure has reignited a conversation about the opportunities that are frequently denied to Black professors in academia.

Over the past year, many television shows and movies have struggled in figuring out how to address George Floyd’s murder on screen properly.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine, debates have also been raging about media coverage of the situation. 

Last week, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed a bill requiring people on death row to choose between firing squad or the electric chair, if lethal injection isn’t available. 

When vaccinated people do get COVID-19, these cases are often referred to as “breakthrough infections.” CDC data indicates that these cases are extremely rare and often not severe. 

This summer, Hollywood is hoping that audiences will return to movie theaters. But after more than a year of streaming from home, theaters could still end up taking a financial hit.

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been raging for more than a week now. In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has killed close to 200 people, including 58 children.

Earlier this month, Congressman Ted Lieu of California introduced a bill that would create a 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project.

Beyond concerns around fuel supply, cybersecurity experts say the Colonial Pipeline hack is a prime example of why the U.S. needs to put more resources into cyberinfrastructure. 

A new study out this week examines the role that MDMA, which is found in ecstasy or Molly, can play in helping people dealing with PTSD.  

Tensions have been rising between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters for weeks. Officials in Gaza say at least 20 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Monday.  

Both the book and the series center around Cora, an enslaved woman who escapes from a plantation in Georgia.