Scholars offer five takeaways to begin understanding the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision revoking the constitutional right to safe, legal abortion in the U.S.
Social Justice
In order to achieve full reparations, we need to reconstruct media systems built on violence, specifically anti-Black violence.
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.
Corporate media often quote anti-immigrant groups as legitimate sources of information. That’s misleading.
Gun violence cannot be abstracted from a broader culture of violence and authoritarianism that calls for more gun ownership, more police, and more national security.
A combination of policy changes and increased safety measures could help reduce the risk of school shootings, says psychology professor Paul Boxer.
When film and television creators feature people of color in their storylines, they often feel compelled to frame them via tragic histories of oppression. But what about simply letting BIPOC characters experience the same joy as their White counterparts?
Instead of kings, plutocrats, and generals, a new kind of historical walking tour focuses on the people they repressed, and tells a more complete story.
Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.
The shortage highlights an ongoing, systemic failure to ensure vulnerable children have secure access to medically necessary, life-supporting products and equipment.
33,000 Japanese Americans served gallantly in the U.S. military during the war, fighting for a country that had unconstitutionally wronged them, their families and friends.
Since the start of the pandemic, the sense of responsibility to educate White people on racism and anti-Asian violence has overshadowed what API Month is really about: celebration and connection.
The decision offers hope to First Nations everywhere: Commercial investors cannot ignore the consent of Indigenous communities.
A queer Asian artist’s photo depicting himself as Elvis Presley sparked reactionary racism in Memphis, illustrating the difficult terrain facing artists of color.
An extended Mexican family is split by wars between drug cartels and U.S. immigration policy.
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.
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What does it mean to give ourselves permission to experience joy even when grief and rage are present?
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Black kink is about pleasure first and foremost. But it’s also bound up with freedom and empowerment.
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Trials are far from impartial if the defendant is poor or reliant on public defenders. These people are working to re-balance the scales of justice.
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“The Vanishing Half” deals with the theme of racial “passing” in the 1950s. Passing is different today, but still presents a choice between safety and authenticity.
The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.
The treatment of Ukrainian versus Black and Brown asylum seekers has prompted criticism that the administration is enforcing immigration policies in ways that favor White, European, mostly Christian refugees.
From short videos to influencing Hollywood storylines, a new climate-related project is empowering BIPOC artists to take the lead on storytelling.
An interview with the playful, prefigurative, beloved and sometimes banned author, T.J. Klune.
You can say that my parents came to America for a better life, and they got one. But American imperialism shaped their paths.
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