Skip to main content

racism

Amber Liu Apologized for "Ignorant" Words About Man Detained for Eating on Train

"I majorly messed up."

The Right Way to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Avoid these offensive stereotypes and be an ally to Native nations this November.

This New YA Novel Has an Important Discussion About Code-Switching

Jennifer De Leon's debut novel is called Don't Ask Me Where I'm From.

The Trump Administration Is Dismantling Our Tools To Desegregate Schools

It’s not just about busing.

What the Harvard Ruling Means for the Future of Affirmative Action

Don’t celebrate just yet.

The U.S. Has Been Silencing Black Girls’ Voices for Decades

This is all part of a system of over-policing and police abuse.

To Kill a Mockingbird Shouldn't Be the Only Story You Read About Racism

The Broadway cast of "To Kill a Mockingbird" discusses the story's legacy in 2019.

How The Green New Deal Can Help Fight White Supremacy

We could save ourselves from our own history.

Justin Trudeau Is Wrapped Up In Brown- and Blackface Scandals

Images of the Canadian prime minister in skin-darkening makeup keep surfacing.

These Students Want to Create a Required K-12 Racial Literacy Curriculum

Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi want to change how American students are taught about race.

If You Think Taylor Swift Is the Only Artist Making Protest Songs, You’re Just Not Listening

Black artists are likely wondering what took Swift so long.

New "60 Minutes Australia" Special Is Loaded With Racial Attacks on Meghan Markle

The elephant in the room is racism.

Queer Liberation Must Be Anti-Racist

The Straight Pride Parade was a reminder of that.

What To Know About the “Year of Return”

August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the American slave trade.

Three Men Suspected of Threatening Racist Terror Have Been Arrested Since El Paso

The suspects have alleged connections to white supremacy, white nationalism, and neo-Nazism.

The Second Amendment Has Always Been a Tool of White Supremacy

The U.S. has a long political tradition of marrying gun control legislation with racism.

This Landmark Supreme Court Case Highlighted the Link Between Whiteness and Citizenship

A 1923 U.S. Supreme Court decision shut the door to Asian immigrants for decades.

We May Be Closer Than Ever to Reparations

Here's what you need to know.

Our Lives Don’t Matter to Ole Miss Students Who Mocked Emmett Till’s Memory

Three students posed with guns in front of Till’s memorial.