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My Family Lived Through Mass Deportations in the 1950s. Now History Is Repeating Itself.
My grandpa, an American citizen of Mexican descent, was deported by Eisenhower.
By Santiago Campos
The Gordon Parks Foundation Gala Celebrated the Enduring Power of Storytelling
Honoring Bethann Hardison, Rashid Johnson, Anna Wintour, and Ambassador Andrew Young, the gala placed the spotlight on storytelling and activism through the arts.
By Versha Sharma
Why Our Nation’s Historic Places Mostly Commemorate ‘Rich Old White Men’
There are very few “historically significant” sites associated with Black, Latino, or Native American communities.
By Marianne Dhenin
UVA Tried To Shut Down Its Historical Tours Discussing Slavery. These Students Resisted.
A conservative alumni group took issue with the discussion of difficult parts of UVA’s history.
By Sophie Hayssen
How a Community Network Caught A Tufts Student Being Abducted by ICE
This is how we know what really happened to Rumeysa Ozturk.
By Andrew Willis Garcés
Their Immigrant Parents Voted for Trump. Now Trump Is Cracking Down on Immigrants.
“We are being targeted, but they're voting for the people who are doing the targeting."
By Alisha Sahay
Radicalized White Men Like the FSU Shooter Are the Real Threat to College Campuses—Not Peaceful Student Protesters
"The alleged gunman is a quintessentially American school shooter."
By Lex McMenamin
Kiss of Life Publicly Apologizes for ‘Hip-Hop’-Themed Live After Fan Criticism
The members appeared on screen donning stereotypical hip-hop attire, including diamond and gold chains, hoop earrings, snapbacks, and even cornrows.
By Teen Vogue
Understanding MLK’s Deep Personal History With Police Brutality and Racism
Dr. King was arrested 29 times and assaulted by the police on many occasions.
By Jeanne Theoharis
100 Years Before Brown v. Board of Education, This 5-Year-Old Girl Resisted Segregation
Sarah Roberts had to walk past five white schools on her way to the one Black school every morning.
By Selvin Backert
Keep Snape White: Against Racebending the ‘Harry Potter’ TV Reboot
“We know where this leads: to further harassment of Black people, online and off.”
By Ayan Artan
5 Women Musicians Behind Legendary Protest Songs
From Joan Baez to Nina Simone.
By The Birthplace of Country Music Museum
How Racist Lawmakers Thwarted This Early Attempt at Reparations
The Freedmen’s Bureau was supposed to support formerly enslaved people.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front
He pardoned violent January 6 offenders and is criminalizing vulnerable immigrants.
By Scott Hechinger and Andrew Kornfeld
The True Story of the Only Black Police Precinct in U.S. History
The officers at the Miami precinct were not allowed to arrest white citizens.
By Vanessa Contreras and Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant
Trump’s Plan for Mass Detention at Guantánamo Has Happened Before. It Was a Disaster.
Haitian kids and teens known as the “ghosts of Guantánamo” were imprisoned at the notorious Camp Nine.
By Brianna Nofil
50 Years Before Rosa Parks, Barbara Pope Refused to Give Up Her Train Seat
In 1906, Barbara Pope refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.
By Rob DeHart
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
By Nikki Marín Baena
What Trump’s Inauguration Has to Do With the Era After the Civil War
Resurging white power politics. Political violence. All-powerful businessmen. Sound familiar?
By nia t. evans
Meet the "LinkedIn Catfish" Whose Fake Profile Is Exposing Racial Inequity in Hiring
Aliyah Jones created a fake LinkedIn featuring a white woman with her same resume.
By Fallon Brannon