He wanted to know how institutional racism has made an impact on my life. I’m glad he asked, because I was ready to answer.
Collective action is made up of individuals leading the way, showing what’s possible, shifting the normal.
In Kentucky, these health care professionals still struggle for acceptance—even in areas that need them most.
As the state’s last abortion clinic is at risk of being shut down, some religious leaders step up against Gov. Matt Bevin’s anti-abortion policies.
The walk from the parking lot, past protesters, to the embattled clinic’s front doors can be a difficult journey. Meet the escorts making sure women don’t have to face it alone.
A landmark decision offers opportunity for healing between descendants of slaveholders and slaves.
Tens of millions of Americans—many aging and white—are willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
Trump’s repeal of DACA has DREAMers and their advocates vowing to fight back and scrambling to find Plan B.
In his new book, David Sax explains how giving into the lure of things like vinyl records and paperback books might actually make you happier.
Here’s how you can enjoy summer foods all year long.
The #SupportBlackWomenHOU campaign uses popular money transfer apps to give resources quickly to those in need so they don’t have to wait for donations from large charities to trickle down.
When 911 services were overwhelmed, stranded Houston residents used their Facebook and Instagram accounts to connect with community rescuers.
Sustainable-food advocates want to love aquaculture—yet it comes with so many risks.
Dental health therapy takes half the time it takes to train a dentist. And it does what good medicine should: improve public health.
How one Appalachian county is creating a healthy food system that supports not only nutrition, but also community life.
The Swinomish of Washington produced a climate adaptation plan two years before the state. Now it’s a template for all of Indian Country.
Every region of our country has its history of racial exclusion and white supremacy. Here are 13 ways to right those wrongs.
Ways to fight white supremacists without helping their cause.
Don’t blame climate change for Houston’s vulnerability. A hurricane need not become a disaster.
Two huge white nationalist sites were recently kicked off the web. But prohibiting hate groups could fuel paranoia—and more violence.
Gardening here is not a hobby. It comes from the realization within people that there is inherent value in tending a garden and taking time to be a part of nature.
Oil companies like to push the narrative that Alaskans want more oil development, but that’s not true.
Insufficient support and stigma make Black women the least likely to breastfeed of any group.
As a constitutional lawyer, I fully support the First Amendment. But as a black person, I’m conflicted when it comes to defending hate.
At the Trump rally Tuesday, indigenous and Latino rights advocates stood together to protest racial inequality in Arizona’s justice system. For these groups, facing militarized police is nothing new.
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