Race

Cornel West sparks spirited discussion about democracy at Dartmouth on 25th anniversary of ‘Race Matters’

Black youth need more than public health strategies that read sexuality as diseased and immoral

‘Little Apple’ web series follows Black girl superhero fighting against racism in Harlem

I am an organizer and sometimes my PTSD makes Black Liberation feel impossible

Social media calls out France’s racism, islamophobia after 2018 World Cup win

Chicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD

Poet Simone John talks her book ‘Testify’ and Sandra Bland’s legacy on the anniversary of her death in AAIHS interview

The McClure Twins’ racist dad and why seeing Black kids with white caretakers terrifies me

Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!

The FCC continues its war on internet access for Native Americans

Judge says Detroit schools aren’t required to teach to basic standards, tosses case against Michigan

NYC performer welcomes a world without anti-Blackness in “immersive abolitionist fairy-tale,” ‘Neptune’

The rage felt so good, until it didn’t: The difficulty of cutting off abusive family members

Growing up in an anti-Black family: A message for Black people who consider kids with white partners

Anti-Blackness serves again?: Serena Williams is drug-tested more than any other top US tennis player

As Kennedy’s retirement puts gay marriage on ice, don’t let the issues facing LGBTQIA+ PoC be ignored

New study shows that focus on appearance creates big barriers for Black women in sports

“Jogger Joe” destroying a houseless Black man’s belongings is a natural part of Oakland’s gentrification

Black woman was slated to be on a historic space launch. NASA removed her with no explanation

White supremacist “Unite the Right” rally approved for second anniversary in D.C.

After 6 missing and killed Black women and girls, Chicago student starts carpool program to protect them

What do we need for a new freedom?: A proudly fat, disabled, bisexual enby’s vision for #Juneteenth

Black witnessing is an insistence on Black being: Re-membering those who were lynched

The Obsidian Collection and Google are working to digitize Black legacy newspapers for a modern world

SCOTUS rules voters can be purged from Ohio rolls if they don’t respond to a notice after missing 1 vote

When is it #TimesUp for white women who don’t recognize Black women’s boundaries?

The city of Houston is experimenting with land trust to fight gentrification

Distraught father kills himself in a jail cell after being separated from his family at border

It’s no surprise more women are being imprisoned as less men are. We need abolition, not reforms.

Urban planning pioneer Toni Griffin wins award after subverting rules to highlight segregation

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