racism
Afro-Latinx Youth Are Reckoning With Colorism in Their Communities
"For a long time, I didn’t feel comfortable being me.”
By Zoë Watkins
How Unhoused Youth Experienced the 2020 Uprisings
The streets where they sleep were filled with tear gas, protesters, and police.
By Dezimey Kum
What Happened After DC Stopped Letting Police Manage School Security
Black youth account for 92% of student arrests in the city.
By McKenzie Beard
7 Students on How the Floyd Uprisings Changed Their Lives
“Becoming a nurse is my form of protest.”
By Rita Omokha
Toyin Salau’s Friends Won’t Let Her Be Forgotten
“She was so big about helping Black people as a collective.”
By Tobi Raji
What People Get Wrong About the Black Power Movement
Self-defense was just one piece of it.
By Jameelah Nasheed
12 AAPI Youth on What Their Identity Means to Them
“I define my community as much as it defines me.”
By Teen Vogue Staff and Jonathan Frydman
New "iCarly" Costar Speaks Out About Racist Abuse From Fans
"Being a Black woman is exhausting. We all deserve better.”
By Sara Delgado
What Native Hawaiians Want You to Know Before a Trip to Hawaii
Visits and home prices have skyrocketed over the past year.
By Taylor Weik
A Brief Timeline of Anti-Asian Discrimination in the U.S.
From the gold rush through the Muslim ban.
By Nicholas L. Hatcher
Frat Culture’s Casual Misogyny Is Everywhere — Even Congress
And women pay the price.
By Hope Corrigan
How the Murder of Vincent Chin Changed My Family's Life
Chin’s killing altered Asian American history — and my family.
By Celeste Pewter
Learning About Yale’s Racist History Was a Reality Check
It changed my perception of my dream school.
By Tigerlily Theo Hopson
Hate-Crime Laws Won’t End Anti-Asian Violence
More criminalization isn’t the answer.
By Jason Wu and James McMaster
Stop Tying the Worth of Marginalized Groups to Their Cultural Contributions
“Don’t listen to K-pop and ignore Asian hate crimes” is the wrong message.
By Samuel Getachew
Queer and BIPOC Land Stewards Are Changing the Face of Farming
For these young farmers, 2020 was a call to go back to the land.
By Leah Tannehill
People Are Co-opting the ‘Back the Blue’ Hashtag
To show support for postal workers and whales.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Didn’t Feel Like Justice Because It Wasn’t
One police officer being held accountable for murder isn’t nearly enough.
By Jameelah Nasheed
What the Reaction to the Chauvin Guilty Verdict Looked Like
Tears, mourning, celebration and relief.
By Teen Vogue Staff