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- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderApr 15 ’21
There’s a reason ‘highways do not go in straight lines.’ How racism is built into American infrastructure.
Conservatives mocked Pete Buttigieg for saying racism is "built into" America's highways. Experts say highways and infrastructure were built at the expense of BIPOC neighborhoods by design. Those neighborhoods still suffer the economic and health con…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderApr 05 ’21
For advocates, New York’s new legal weed bill is a major victory against racist drug sentencing
New York bill expunges most existing marijuana convictions and creates community investment funds. Activists say police have long used marijuana as an excuse to target BIPOC communities. Many told Insider the bill helps advance racial justice but doe…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderMar 31 ’21
It’s illegal to pick jurors based on race, so why does it happen all the time?
Attorneys often dismiss Black jurors using race "proxies" like appearance or demeanor. All-white juries are more likely to convict Black defendants and impose harsher sentences. It's up to individual judges to ensure attorneys act fairly, experts tol…
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- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderMar 26 ’21
Police captured the Boulder shooter alive. His arrest reignited debates on use of deadly force and race
The mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado on Monday sparked a fiery debate about race and policing. Activists said police demonstrated that they can apprehend suspects without using deadly force. "The fact that he was able to literally walk out of there…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderMar 22 ’21
Advocates are demanding justice for Atlanta’s shooting victims, but experts say hate crime charges are rare
So far, the Atlanta shooter hasn't been charged with hate crimes for the murders of six Asian women. Hate crimes are hard to prove and are rarely investigated or reported. But experts say there's grounds for the shooter to be charged with both state …
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderFeb 15 ’21
Nearly 170 million Americans are under winter weather advisories as frigid air settles over the country
Half of Americans are under winter weather advisories as storms sweep over the central US. Over 4.3 Americans lack power, and more face record-breaking snowfall and low temperatures. The weather could improve by next weekend, but Americans should pre…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderFeb 15 ’21
People are boycotting Publix because a member of its founding family gave $300,000 to the Trump rally that led to the January 6 Capitol riots
People are boycotting Publix after heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli was unmasked as a top donor to the January 6 Trump rally. Fancelli is not a Publix employee but is set to inherit from the $8.8 billion founding family’s fortune. Fancelli contributed …
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderFeb 13 ’21
How my mother endured hardship and found joy while growing up in a Chinese labor camp
The pandemic has felt like an unending nightmare and has tested the upper limits of our resilience. Reporter Irene Jiang asked her mother about how she got through her own hardship: the four years she spent in labor camps for dissidents in China. “Ev…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderJan 18 ’21
A Princeton professor warned students not to take his class while in China amid the country’s tightening grip on dissent
Rory Truex, an assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, told students not to take his course on Chinese politics if they currently reside in China. Truex told the Daily Princetonian the course covers subjects…
- Irene Jiang for Business InsiderSep 30 ’20
Ruby Tuesday abruptly stopped paying pensions to more than 100 retirees, leaving them scrambling amid the pandemic
In August, retiree Mark Potter suddenly stopped receiving his pension payments from Ruby Tuesday. Documents show that Ruby Tuesday advised its trustee, Regions Bank, to stop paying pensions to at least 112 retirees on July 21, months before declaring…
