Chandra Thomas Whitfield is a 2019 – 2020 fellow with the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting.
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All the Options for Schooling Are Bad—But We Have to Choose Safety
On parents' impossible decision.
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Derek Chauvin and Amy Cooper Are One and The Same
Bogus allegations waged by white women are just as dangerous as police brutality—and come from the same callous privilege.
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Black Women’s Livelihoods Will Be Yet Another Coronavirus Casualty
For many reasons, Black women are particularly hurt by the virus's economic toll.
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We Talked with One of the Central Park Five About Netflix’s “When They See Us”
Yusef Salaam on life after exoneration, the need for criminal justice reform and Donald Trump's "bounty placed on our heads."
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Why Parents Hate Summer Break
The U.S. has a summer childcare crisis.
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