racism
Racist Stereotypes Fueled Public Perception About Michael Oher's Life In "The Blind Side"
We know movies are dramatized, but the narrative that was accepted by the public was made possible because of racist stereotypes.
By Kaitlin Byrd
This Deadly Georgia Lake Holds Secrets About US History
A Black town was flooded to create Lake Lanier.
By Jameelah Nasheed
As Asian American Students, We’ll Keep Fighting for Racial Equity on Campus
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling just makes our struggle harder.
The Untold Story of the Students Who Stood Up to Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville
The students were surrounded by neo-Nazis wielding torches.
By Nora Neus
‘The Tampa Five’ Face Years in Prison After Campus Protests
The students and staffer were arrested during protests against the DeSantis administration.
By Sierra Lyons
Anti-Black and Anti-Arab Racism Are At the Heart of France’s Mass Protests
Thousands of young protesters have been arrested and detained.
By Romaissaa Benzizoune
I Got Into 15 Schools, and Have Thoughts on the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
Rotimi Kukoyi is a student at UNC—one of the universities involved in the recent Supreme Court cases.
By Rotimi Kukoyi
SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Enables Racism to Thrive
"Further limiting access to education for Black students is an attack on Black life."
By Jameelah Nasheed
Supreme Court Guts Race-Conscious Admissions
"Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life,” wrote Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent.
By Lex McMenamin
Black Studies Has Helped Me Understand My Chinese Family
Rather than “indoctrinating” me, it’s done the exact opposite.
By Isabella Zou
EndOTWRacism Wants to Make Fandom Safer for People of Color
But bad actors are using alt-right tactics to inflame people over allegations of censorship.
By Stitch
How Anna May Wong Fought Against Racist Stereotypes
The first Chinese American film star had to content with Hollywood’s racism.
By Theodore S. Gonzalves and Ryan Lintelman
Armed School Police Make Schools Less Safe for Black Girls
"When schools prioritize care over criminalization, students feel safer and more engaged."
By Sabrina Bernadel
Zombie Movies Actually Tell Us A Lot About What’s Happening In the World
They reflect the fears of the time.
By Cameron Katz and Kate Doak-Keszler
There Isn’t Anything to Debate About Jordan Neely’s Killing
The focus should be on the ex-Marine who choked someone to death.
By Olayemi Olurin
Pollution Caused My Skin Condition and Turned Me Into a Climate Activist
Kamea, 10, also has asthma caused by the petrochemical pollution in Sulphur, LA.
By Kamea Sibley Ozane and Roishetta Sibley Ozane
We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not
On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.
By Lex McMenamin
Meet the Black Harvard Students Renaming Dorms Dedicated to Slave Owners
“Our intention with this project is to highlight history, not to erase history.”
By Sydnie Cobb
Anti-Black Boomer Lawmakers Are Robbing Young People of Political Power
Look at the actions of the legislatures in Mississippi and Tennessee.
By Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Anne Price
Florida Is Ground Zero for So Many Youth Movements
“When you grow up in a place like Florida, you see a lot of injustice.”
By Elizabeth Djinis