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The New Film Luce Is a Raw Look at Black Identity in White Suburbia
Luce explores the dilemmas of coming of age as a black body in today’s America.
By Prince Shakur
How Pastels and Crayons Taught Me to Love My Brown Skin
"I start coloring in my face, and I’m going in all different directions. But wax crayon and oil pastel don’t mix together."
By Aleeza Kazmi
Howard Schultz Says He Doesn't See Race, But We Deserve Politicians Who Do
"Schultz can claim he doesn’t see color because his whiteness doesn’t negatively impact the way he navigates his everyday life."
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Ava Duvernay and Storm Reid Speak Out on Why Racial Healing Is So Necessary
“Love over hate. Love over indifference. Love over ignorance.”
By Teen Vogue Staff
A Gunman Opened Fire on a Black Family, Killing 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes
"He didn't even know her, he didn't know who she was."
By Jameelah Nasheed
Black Women Are Still the Moral Compass of United States Politics
"Black women in Texas are going to hold Ted Cruz accountable; I only wish that white women and men would do the same."
By Taylor Crumpton
A Smith College Employee Reported a Black Student to the Police While She Was Eating Lunch
"All I did was be black."
By Suzannah Weiss
50% of Republicans Say Increasing Racial Diversity Is Negative for the U.S.
A new survey asked for reactions to the U.S. becoming a majority-minority country.
By Jewel Wicker
Black Youth Rarely Commit School Shootings. So Why Are They Being Punished After Parkland?
The Trump administration is considering repealing a rule meant to help black and brown students.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
Only 30 Plus-Size Models Walked at Fashion Week in All 4 Cities
The percentage fell for the first time in two seasons.
By Faith Cummings
This Petition Is Asking for an Interracial Couple Emoji
"All love deserves emoji representation."
By Suzannah Weiss
I Confronted Racism at My Tech Job — and Took My Power Back
“My blackness is a gift that’s taught me how to walk in full stride."
By Chad Sanders
"Jingle Bells" Has a Racist History, According to This Professor
Her new paper traces the history.
By Suzannah Weiss
This Hashtag Wants You to "#RuinThanksgiving" for an Important Reason
"White silence is violence."
By Suzannah Weiss
Two White Nationalist Rallies Took Place in Tennessee This Weekend
Counter-protestors also showed up to the events.
By Suzannah Weiss
What Happens After Young Girls Die Behind Bars
16 year-old Gynnya McMillen died after just one night.
By Andrea J. Ritchie
Police Are Investigating an Alleged "Near Lynching" of an 8-Year-Old Boy
They're investigating it as a hate crime.
By Brittney McNamara
Confederate Monuments Are Being Torn Down. But This State Just Got a New One
"There’s nothing racist about us."
By Brittney McNamara and Ella Cerón
This Is What Queer People and People of Color REALLY Think About Charlottesville
"We know we must continue to self-reflect and improve on the flaws in our activism."
By Emily Gorcenski
Trump Accuses Black People of Being Racist THREE TIMES as Often as White People
An analysis of his Twitter shows.
By Leigh Cuen and Politifact