Expecting people to speak a language in a specific way is more indicative of a colonial mindset and less of the speaker's ability to utilize and comprehend English.
Racial Equity
People of color are pigeonholed almost exclusively into constrained narratives of trauma and rejection, our anguish commodified for consumption. It’s time to change this.
The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.
A young, mixed-race Iranian American realized during the 2020 racial justice uprisings that being a person of color didn’t mean she was automatically an expert on race and racism.
What would our movement be like if we abundantly supported Black leaders to transition to their next role in our ecosystem, instead of choosing to isolate them in burnout?
Getting communities of color vaccinated is a matter of racial justice—and that means confronting the history of medical racism in the U.S. and massive online misinformation.
This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.
The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.
Critical race theory is more patriotic than those who are opposed to it because its framers believe in the promises of equality.
We must redistribute wealth and not look at it as a favor, but a call to action
Opinion | #BlackLivesMatter | Black Lives Matter | Police Brutality | Racism | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Police Department | Racial Justice | Daunte Wright | George Flyod | Gun Violence
No more reforms. It’s time for true transformation.
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.
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.
Hint: There is no right answer, because people are not a monolith.
Opinion | Covering Climate Now | #ClimatePolitics2020 | Activism | Black Voters | Climate Change | 2020 Election
If climate activists invest in Black voters leading up to the election, they could be a crucial voting bloc in November.
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