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Their Parents Were Locked Up for Years for Selling Weed

One $20 transaction put a father in prison for more than a decade.

Angel Reese, Angela Bassett, and the Unfair Standards of 'Professionalism'

Whether at work or school, society rushes to dismiss Black women as unprofessional.

How Parents Are Fighting to Get Their Trans Kids the Care They Need

One parent said they want to show their son they're "deserving of every normal, dumb, good thing.”

How Black Students Got a Quality Education in the Jim Crow South

The Rosenwald Schools served hundreds of thousands of Black students.

A Brief Timeline of School Segregation in the US

From the end of the Civil War to today

How Young Brazilians Are Organizing Against Fascism

On January 8, far-right extremists invaded Brazil’s three branches of government.

Many Students Learn a Racist, Inaccurate History of Reconstruction

But this was a pivotal period in American history.

Intersex People Deserve Reparations for Non-Consensual Surgeries

Intersex rights are human rights.

Ron DeSantis Would ‘Make America Florida’

Here's what that actually means.

The Far Right Isn't Done With Trans People or Critical Race Theory

"Proponents suggest that these policies will protect young people. Which young people?"

How a Jewish World War II Pilot Became King of the Christmas Tree Business

Si Spiegel invented the artificial Christmas tree.

Why I Wish I Could Pull a Red Card for FIFA

Qatar's FIFA World Cup raises concerns with worker deaths and anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
SCOTUS

Supreme Court Appears Fully Ready to Gut Affirmative Action

The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent. 

How Articles of Sikh Faith Are Criminalized on College Campuses

And how Sikh students are fighting back.

Queer Brown Vegan Wants to Make the Climate Movement More Inclusive

“The environmental movement is being hijacked by corporations.”

Understanding the Ableist Discourse Around John Fetterman’s Stroke

Of course, someone who requires closed captioning is capable of holding elected office.

Why Are There So Few Politicians With Disabilities?

For disabled people, attempting to take political office can be a huge gamble.

Conservatives Are Trying to Get This Teacher Fired for Being Nonbinary

A teacher at an Oregon elementary school is the latest LGBTQ+ educator to face right-wing attacks.

How Standardized Tests Punish Disabled Students

“The processes involved in standardized testing failed me.”

11 Activists on What Disability Justice Means

“It means unapologetically loving and fighting for all parts of me.”