Talk to Your Kids (and Other Parents) About Racism
Raising resilient, anti-racist children means having conversations about racial injustice.
Racial Justice
The Everyday Resistance of Enslaved Women
Studying history is like detective work—especially when the rebellion of Black women has been left out of the story.
The Significance of Uncle Tom in the 21st Century
This trope will persist as long as anti-Blackness persists.
A Tale of Two Insurrections
In the wake of an insurrection, reconstruction has always been an optimistic act of rebuilding, reimagining, and recreating our country.
3 Ways White People Can Support Antiracism at Work
Black professionals share what kind of support they need from their peers to overcome racial bias in the workplace.
A Supreme Symbol of Hope: The Life of Paul Robeson
A new comic depicts the life of the legendary Black singer, star, and activist.
To Dismantle Tyranny, We Need Racial Integration
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
This Is America
This country was founded on violence and desecration. If you want it to be better, prove it.
Rewriting the Story of Race in Appalachia
Meet the podcast host challenging what we think we know about Black Appalachians.
The Dutch Tradition of Black Pete and the Need for a Global Reckoning of Blackface
The ambivalence surrounding Black Pete’s status in the Netherlands mirrors an international unease about the the function and significance of blackface images and performances globally.
For Asian Americans, Civic Participation Is Visibility
Organizing around the Census and the election amplified the voice and visibility of Asian Americans in Texas. And visibility is the key to creating belonging in a robust democracy.
Can We Live Up to James Baldwin’s Hope for a Multiracial Democracy?
To make these after times different from the ones Baldwin lived through, White people need to reimagine their Whiteness and their wokeness and how they perform both.
Overcoming Bias in Voting
“Strategic discrimination” is a subtle yet pervasive behavior that keeps people from voting for women and people of color.
How to Meet People Who Are Different from You
Diversifying your circle of friends is one of the biggest things you can do to reduce prejudice and bias in the world—and in yourself.
Protesters Grieve and Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor After Indictment
A grand jury indicted one former Louisville police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor—but not for her death.
Historically, White Americans Have Failed to See Racism as a Systemic Issue. Is That Changing?
After the civil rights movement, White people in the U.S. were still widely uncommitted to systemic solutions and policies to support racial equality. Although attitudes have shifted since, it’s not enough for transformative change.
Hip-Hop Continues a Protest Tradition That Dates Back to the Blues
Hip hop artists have protested police violence in their music for decades, just like Southern blues and jazz artists did in the late 1800s.
How Black Photographers Are Shaping the Movement for Black Lives
Three photographers offer perspectives on documenting the moment: “The revolution needs to be irresistible, right?”
How a Small North Carolina Community Is Pushing Back on Pollution
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
Meet the Black Musician Unraveling Generations of Hate
By addressing prejudices head-on with an open mind, blues musician Daryl Davis has succeeded in convincing over 200 KKK members and other White supremacists to disavow their allegiances.
Love, Justice, and Common Humanity: A Student’s Perspective on Finding Hope
Because the humanity of every person is what we fight for when we advocate to end police violence, to support better treatment for COVID patients and doctors, or to institute justice everywhere.
Racism in the U.S. Health Care System Is Costing Black Lives
Health inequity for Black people in the U.S. is not a new phenomenon. But COVID-19 shined a light on the problem—and it’s costing lives.
As Non-Black POC, We Need to Address Anti-Blackness
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.
Dismantling John C. Calhoun’s Racist Legacy
Despite being an avid proponent of slavery, the historical figure has been quite prominent in American society—and not just in the South.
Truth-Telling Leads to Racial Healing, Studies of Other Countries Show
Truth commissions and reparations programs can effectively involve all perspectives in a conflict about longstanding political and economic grievances.
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