Articles by Joseph Torres

On the eve of the massacre’s 100th anniversary, it’s crucial to acknowledge the role the city’s newspapers played in this tragedy.

It should not take a mass murder or other acts of violence for communities of color to have their voices heard or their struggles seen.

The paper’s apology for its racist history raises the question: How do newsrooms move from decades of harm to repair?

Civil-rights icon John Lewis recognized that protecting the open internet is a critical racial-justice issue.

Powerful media figures and companies are orchestrating disinformation campaigns and fueling racist narratives at the expense of the public’s health and safety.

The FBI was obsessed with destroying Dr. King. Its racist approach to surveillance has never gone away.

On Nov. 13, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Comcast that would make it harder for victims of discrimination to take legal action.

The mainstream media, our government and a majority of White Americans denounced King when he was alive.

A report released 50 years ago documented how the media contributed to our nation’s racial divisions. Half a century later, the problems outlined in this report persist.

Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, leaving the island without power and phone service, and damaging 95 percent of all cell towers.