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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.

This Deadly Georgia Lake Holds Secrets About US History

A Black town was flooded to create Lake Lanier.

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.

‘The Tampa Five’ Face Years in Prison After Campus Protests

The students and staffer were arrested during protests against the DeSantis administration.

Anti-Black and Anti-Arab Racism Are At the Heart of France’s Mass Protests

Thousands of young protesters have been arrested and detained.

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.

SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Enables Racism to Thrive

"Further limiting access to education for Black students is an attack on Black life."

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.

Black Studies Has Helped Me Understand My Chinese Family

Rather than “indoctrinating” me, it’s done the exact opposite.

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.

How Anna May Wong Fought Against Racist Stereotypes

The first Chinese American film star had to content with Hollywood’s racism.

Armed School Police Make Schools Less Safe for Black Girls

"When schools prioritize care over criminalization, students feel safer and more engaged."

Zombie Movies Actually Tell Us A Lot About What’s Happening In the World

They reflect the fears of the time.

There Isn’t Anything to Debate About Jordan Neely’s Killing

The focus should be on the ex-Marine who choked someone to death.

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.

We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not

On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.

Meet the Black Harvard Students Renaming Dorms Dedicated to Slave Owners

“Our intention with this project is to highlight history, not to erase history.”

Anti-Black Boomer Lawmakers Are Robbing Young People of Political Power

Look at the actions of the legislatures in Mississippi and Tennessee.

Florida Is Ground Zero for So Many Youth Movements

“When you grow up in a place like Florida, you see a lot of injustice.”