racism
The BTS Fandom Needs to Check Its Anti-Blackness
Many non-Black people within the fandom still need to confront how systemic racism manifests in online spaces.
By Claire H. Evans
Lizzo, Kehlani, Lil Nas X Question Black Square Activism
“Find your voice and use it.”
By Jessica Castillo
The U.K. Is Protesting for George Floyd Too
The struggle against racist violence is global.
By Tina Charisma
These Creators Are Using TikTok to Call Out Anti-Black Racism
They're using comedy and creative editing to resist, cope, and connect.
By Latoya Peterson
Karol G Apologized for Insensitive Black Lives Matter Post
"I meant to say that racism is terrible and that I cannot begin to understand it."
By Kara K. Nesvig
David McAtee Was Killed By Police At a Louisville Protest
"He left a great legend behind," his mother said.
By Lucy Diavolo
How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism
While Black and Latinx culture can overlap, there’s a moment where our shared experiences diverge: walking through life as a visibly Black person in America.
By Angie Jaime
Bratz Dolls Released a Statement on George Floyd’s Death
"Not Bratz making a better statement than any celeb so far."
By Kara K. Nesvig
Celebrities Are Demanding Justice for George Floyd
“This is more than a post. We have to show up.”
By De Elizabeth
In This Moment of Revived Racism, the Red Summer of 1919 Matters
Over a century ago, black people met white mob violence with countless defiant acts of self-defense.
By Ursula Wolfe-Rocca
Teens Are Coming to the Rescue of Their Family Businesses
Asian-American small businesses have had a particularly rough time.
By Taylor Weik
How to Cope When Black People Keep Being Killed
It shouldn't be happening, but we need to care for our mental health amid so much senseless death.
By Jor-El Caraballo
Thousands Protested the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Video shows an officer with his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes.
By Lucy Diavolo
Central Park Video Shows White Woman Threatening a Black Man With a Police Call
“We live in an age of Ahmaud Arbery.”
By Lucy Diavolo
We Need to Stop Conceding to Anti-Immigrant Framing
There aren't “good" and “bad” immigrants.
By Natascha Uhlmann
This Is the Real Story Behind the East St. Louis "Race Riots"
Many of the same struggles for political freedom, recognition, and autonomy alive in 1917 still exist today.
By Jenn M. Jackson
Lana Del Rey Made Doja Cat, Beyoncé, and Ariana's Success All About Herself
The internet is not happy.
By Danielle Kwateng-Clark