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10 Brilliant Banned Books by Black Authors

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Ron DeSantis Is Erasing Black History From Florida Schools

The governor's latest move? Banning diversity programs in state colleges.

What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl With Early Puberty

Growing up as a Black girl in today’s society is hard. Doing so with early puberty is even harder.

12 Things You May Not Know About Rosa Parks

Parks spent her life “rebelling against second-class citizenship.”

Black Cops Are Still Cops

The Black officers who killed Tyre Nichols are part of a racist, violent system.

How Young Brazilians Are Organizing Against Fascism

On January 8, far-right extremists invaded Brazil’s three branches of government.

Yes, "Nepo Babies" Are All Over Hollywood — and Everywhere Else Too

Ever heard of a thing called legacy admissions?

Many Students Learn a Racist, Inaccurate History of Reconstruction

But this was a pivotal period in American history.

The ‘Shameful’ Ways We Misremember MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. was a socialist who thought “something is wrong with capitalism.”

Have the Golden Globes Really Changed?

We are still looking at these broken institutions for validation.

The Far Right Isn't Done With Trans People or Critical Race Theory

"Proponents suggest that these policies will protect young people. Which young people?"

How The Pandemic Exposed "A Viral Underclass"

"Viruses show that we're very connected, but the way we experience them can be quite different."

There's So Much We Don’t Question About Mass Incarceration

We invest billions of dollars into policing and prisons while still insisting we are not safe.

Darker-Skinned Women Are Still the Most Underrepresented on TV

They’re the least likely group to speak when shown on-screen.

This Supreme Court Ruling Protected the Burning of the U.S. Flag

Texas v. Johnson “reinforced that free speech protection is not limited to words.”

This Radical Attorney Fought to Dismantle Segregation

Pauli Murray didn’t believe in an incremental approach.
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Ex-President Who Falsely Insists He Won in 2020 Launches 2024 Run

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We Can’t Fight Injustice Without Taking Care of Ourselves

Some jobs require us to encounter profound trauma on a regular basis.

If Things Feel Extra Bad Right Now, It’s Because They Are

 The right’s attacks on young people are at the center of the 2022 midterms.

Black Students At Harvard Have Always Resisted Racism

Faculty and staff once owned slaves, and professors taught racial eugenics.