racism
A Provocative Play Questions Whiteness Against the Backdrop of Black Joy
Stream it now.
By Kaitlyn McNab
Philly Protests Call for Counting Votes, Protecting Black Lives
“We are witnessing the escalation of aggressive disenfranchisement and suppression.”
By Lex McMenamin
The U.S. Doesn’t Care About Black Immigrants
In 2020, like always, we’ve been erased and left out of the conversation.
By Ruth Etiesit Samuel
The Fight for Justice Doesn’t Stop After the Presidential Election
“The United States will remain a problem that needs to be fixed.”
By Kandist Mallett
The Black Elite Are an Obstacle Toward Black Liberation
“Black capitalism will never be the answer.”
By Kandist Mallett
Indigenous Youth Are Disrupting Trump’s Border Wall Construction
“We’ve been here forever and we are going to be here forever.”
By Maia Wikler
I Vote Because I Don’t Want My Grandma to Die in Trump’s America
She grew up under Jim Crow, and she deserves better.
By Amiri Nash
We Need to Show Up for Black Women in This Election
Storm Reid, Ayanna Pressley, and more talk to Teen Vogue about 2020.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Trump Told a Black Woman He’s Less Racist Than Her
Kristen Welker put the president’s rhetoric on race under a microscope.
By Jameelah Nasheed
The Politics of Willfully Mispronouncing a Name Like "Kamala"
My own name has been mispronounced a million times, and it made me feel like I don't belong.
By Mehar Gujral
San Francisco's CAREN Act Would Outlaw Discriminatory 911 Calls
One critic said the proposed law's name is "insensitive."
By Jewel Wicker
How Gentrification Happens and What to Do About It
"Gentrification is forced economic displacement."
By Andrew Lee
Dem Candidate Gets Millions in Donations After GOP Rival Mispronounced "Kamala"
Jon Ossoff's campaign has raised nearly $2 million after David Perdue's viral pronunciation.
By Kaylen Ralph
Tulsa, Rosewood and Freedom: The History of Black Towns and Communities in the U.S.
“They were designed to embrace and uplift the excluded.”
By Jameelah Nasheed
1800HappyBirthday.com Honors the Victims of Police Killings
“I just hear the love that everyone is showing for Mario."
By Madeline Moitozo
Trump Has Made U.S. Workers Sicker, Poorer and Less Powerful
The President is nothing but a rotten scab.
By Kim Kelly
Protesters Hit the Streets for Breonna Taylor
No justice, no peace.
By Teen Vogue StaffPhotography by Andy Jackson
Young Latinx People Have to Be Brave Everyday
In this excerpt from her forthcoming book, Paola Ramos explains the impact of racist violence on Latinx young people.
By Paola Ramos
Patrisse Cullors' Shares Her Best Advice for Young Activists
“The goal is freedom. The goal is to live beyond fear.”
By Teen Vogue Staff