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Political Violence Is Not Violence Against Politicians

Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.

Janene Yazzie | Jul 18, 2024

Race, Caste, and the Model Minority Myth

White supremacy and caste-based supremacy are two sides of the same coin, Dalit writer Yashica Dutt shows in this excerpt from her new book.

Yashica Dutt | Feb 6, 2024

Opinion | nonprofits | workplace culture | mission-driven work

Nonprofits Need to Practice What They Preach

Nonprofit organizations attract employees from diverse backgrounds, but often fail to create affirming workplace cultures for them.

Elena Novak | Nov 18, 2022

An Activity Book for the Anti-Racist

Comedian W. Kamau Bell together with his co-author Kate Schatz have written a new activity book, chock full of coloring pages, crosswords, thought experiments and exercises.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Aug 18, 2022

Can Juneteenth Move Beyond Symbolism?

In order to fully realize the promise of Juneteenth, historian Yohuru Williams says we need to move beyond symbolism to doing the hard work of addressing structural racism.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Jun 16, 2022

How Do We Stop White Supremacists From Killing People of Color?

In the wake of the Buffalo massacre, scholar-activist Rosa Clemente worries that communities of color will be more heavily policed while White supremacists will continue to access guns freely.

Sonali Kolhatkar | May 18, 2022

Opinion | White Men

The Dangers of White Male Supremacy

The writer and activist Robert Jensen does a close reading of Ijeoma Oluo’s latest book, and considers what we need to dismantle for our mutual survival.

Robert Jensen | Jun 9, 2021

The Significance of Uncle Tom in the 21st Century

This trope will persist as long as anti-Blackness persists.

Cheryl Thompson | Feb 11, 2021

Not Just Angry White Men: White Women Stormed the Capitol, Too

The women who took part in the siege of the Capitol are part of a long history of women’s participation in extremist violence, both in the United States and abroad.

Jakana Thomas | Jan 28, 2021

We Need New Ideas to Resolve America’s Divisions

With one political party standing in support of a violent insurrection, we need better solutions than just “reconciliation.”

Mike Males | Jan 22, 2021

Opinion | Police | U.S. Capitol | Police Brutality

The Capitol Insurrection and White Supremacist Infiltration of US Police

There is a long history of racism in U.S. policing. For all Americans to be truly safe, it is important to weed out White supremacy, especially in the institution sworn to protect us all.

Vida Johnson | Jan 19, 2021

Excerpt | Democracy | Racial Equity | Racial Justice

To Dismantle Tyranny, We Need Racial Integration

Fifty years after the civil rights movement, our country remains overwhelmingly segregated and overwhelmingly unjust.

Calvin Baker | Jan 18, 2021

From Nazism to Democracy: Lessons from Germany

The U.S. finds itself in a different place and time than postwar Germany, but the challenge is similar.

Sylvia Taschka | Jan 15, 2021

Native Americans on Police Response to Capitol Insurrection

“No way would Black or Brown people be treated that way had they attacked a symbol of our democracy.”

Stephanie Woodard | Jan 8, 2021

This Insurrection Demands Justice

We can’t afford to wait 13 days until Trump is gone. The time to act is now.

Chris Winters | Jan 7, 2021

This Is America

This country was founded on violence and desecration. If you want it to be better, prove it.

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 7, 2021

Analysis | Antiracism | Racial Equity | Housing | Segregation

How Urban Planning Keeps Cities Segregated—and Maintains White Supremacy

Across the U.S., racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning but often its intention. Minneapolis, one of the most liberal cities in the country, is no exception.

Julian Agyeman | Jul 31, 2020

White Supremacy Is the Root of Violence Against Jews

Two recent attacks against the Jewish community in the New York City area have come at the hands of people of color, specifically Black Americans. Trained as we are to

Alex Myers | Dec 31, 2019

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