What drives change isn’t majority opinion. It’s the ability of key participants to disrupt the system.
Opinion
While Indigenous leaders work to address issues they face with U.S.-Mexico border policy, Indigenous people must continue to grapple with the everyday impacts of increasing border enforcement.
While Indigenous and other people of color traditionally lack the power to enact racism, we can and do exercise clear racial prejudice against Black people.
Despite being an avid proponent of slavery, the historical figure has been quite prominent in American society—and not just in the South.
Many other things need to change before LGBTQ+ people can thrive in our workplaces, especially those of us who are Black.
To claim the flag represents Southern pride is an egregious whitewashing of history.
Throughout history, immigrants have borne the brunt not just of a pandemic, but the U.S. government’s disproportionate and cruel response to it.
When the Rev. Al Sharpton implored White America to “get your knee off our necks” at the memorial of George Floyd, his words were carried by news outlets across the globe.
Research suggests that organizations that are more inclusive tend to perform better than those that aren’t.
In this new movement of mass protest against police violence, anti-Black racism, and white supremacy, we will settle for nothing less than total transformation.
Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
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