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Racial Equity
When a winter storm knocked out water service to tens of thousands of Mississippi residents, it was Black families that were hit hardest—and who organized their own relief efforts.
Whenever I am faced with emotional ambivalence, or a sense of duty to others is in competition with my own emotional needs, I ask, “What would a white woman do?”
When Black counter-mapping exposes the how and where of racism, in accessible visual form, that information gains new power to spur social change.
This trope will persist as long as anti-Blackness persists.
In the wake of an insurrection, reconstruction has always been an optimistic act of rebuilding, reimagining, and recreating our country.
Black professionals share what kind of support they need from their peers to overcome racial bias in the workplace.
Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.
Businesses owned by people of color are particularly vulnerable to the economic impacts of COVID-19. So this year, consider ditching the big corporations and opt for patronizing these small businesses instead.
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.
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