| Some journalists covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine have been criticized for the way they've called attention to the fact that the conflict is playing out in a country of mostly White people. This is the type of violence, some have suggested, that one would expect in the Middle East, not in Europe. One BBC commenter made a point to say how he was personally troubled by images of "European people with blue eyes and blonde hair dying." A CBS correspondent said Ukraine wasn't "like Iraq and Afghanistan" but instead was "relatively civilized." The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association issued a statement rejecting "orientalist and racist implications that any population or country is 'uncivilized.'" Sarah Ellison and Travis M. Andrews delve into what see as a troubling trend in how journalists and commentators are discussing the war. Also in this edition, our colleague Reis Thebault takes a look at the enduring impact of Trayvon Martin's death 10 years later. Thanks for reading!  (Pawel Supernak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Reaching for context in the Russian invasion, correspondents and pundits veer into a troubling tone on race and international status. By Sarah Ellison and Travis M. Andrews ● Read more » | | | | By Arelis R. Hernández and Michael Scherer ● Read more » | | | | By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Dan Simmons, Rose Hansen and Barry Yeoman ● Read more » | | |  "More Gay Love in The Hood," taken in Hartford in 2021. (Jeremy Grier) Jeremy Grier, sarah huny young and Liam Woods talk about what Black queer love means to them. By Anne Branigin ● Read more » | | | |
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