Black professionals share what kind of support they need from their peers to overcome racial bias in the workplace.
Racial Justice
A new comic depicts the life of the legendary Black singer, star, and activist.
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
This country was founded on violence and desecration. If you want it to be better, prove it.
Meet the podcast host challenging what we think we know about Black Appalachians.
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.
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.
As we face the impact of COVID-19, now is an opportune time to create equitable housing policies that can close the yawning gaps created by racial inequity.
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.
“Strategic discrimination” is a subtle yet pervasive behavior that keeps people from voting for women and people of color.
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.
A grand jury indicted one former Louisville police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor—but not for her death.
Race and caste are not the same system, but they are parallel oppressions that have the same logic.
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 artists have protested police violence in their music for decades, just like Southern blues and jazz artists did in the late 1800s.
Three photographers offer perspectives on documenting the moment: “The revolution needs to be irresistible, right?”
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Truth commissions and reparations programs can effectively involve all perspectives in a conflict about longstanding political and economic grievances.
A long history of racism has prevented many Black folks from owning land or homes—making it harder to accrue wealth and pass it on to future generations.
Racism is a chronic, uncontrollable, and unpredictable stress that can wreak havoc on the mind and body.
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