The Military鈥檚 Myth of Black Freedom
Nicole Young argues that Black people鈥檚 conscription into America鈥檚 endless war-making machine only ensures they will never be safe.
Racial Justice
The Immigrants鈥� Rights Movement Must Be Multiracial
To reach its full potential, the immigrants鈥� rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.
The (Identity) Politics of Reparations
Can 鈥渞eparationist鈥� be a distinct identity, akin to feminist or abolitionist, a label worn with pride by progressives who believe in reparative compensation for Black聽people?
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.
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Ijeoma Oluo Wants You to 鈥淏e a Revolution鈥�
A new book by best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo offers powerful examples of how ordinary people are changing the world.
Combatting Anti-DEI Efforts
Matthew Kincaid delves into the history of attacks on DEI initiatives, and encourages teachers to stand firm on racial justice education.
Surviving Birth
Birth workers are helping Black parents navigate overlapping crises.
How to Build an Antiracist Newsroom
The process of undoing white supremacy in newsrooms begins with developing a culture of antiracist care.
A Historic Ordinance Could Ban Caste Discrimination
In Seattle, South Asian activists and lawmakers have spent years laying the ground work for the nation鈥檚 first caste-based discrimination ban.
Teachers and Students Respond to Black History Bans
鈥淭he revolution is in the classroom.鈥�
June Jordan鈥檚 Legacy of Solidarity and Love Remains Relevant
The late poet and activist鈥檚 legacy lives on decades after her untimely death鈥攊n the purposeful lives of her former students.
An Activity Book for the Anti-Racist锟�
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.
Breaking Racial Barriers in Rowing
The sport has roots in ancient Egypt and evolved into an exclusive pastime of White upper-class men. But Brannon Johnson, the founder of the only Black-owned rowing club in the nation, is trying to change that.
We Need Racial Solidarity to Restore Abortion Rights
The politics of abortion revolve around White supremacy and the role it plays in trying to manage the reproduction of different racialized populations. We need to unite in order to fight back.
Black Joy in Pursuit of Racial Justice
What does it mean to give ourselves permission to experience joy even when grief and rage are present?
Why Not Pass?
鈥淭he Vanishing Half鈥� deals with the theme of racial 鈥減assing鈥� in the 1950s. Passing is different today, but still presents a choice between safety and authenticity.
Facial Recognition Tech Perpetuates Racial Bias. So Why Are We Still Using It?
This unregulated technology has served to enhance discriminatory practices by law enforcement and further endanger the lives of communities of color.
Reverberations as a Generation Takes a Knee
With a simple gesture, Colin Kaepernick started a movement.
On America鈥檚 Residential Caste System鈥攁nd How to Abolish It
In her new book 鈥淲hite Space, Black Hood,鈥� author Sheryll Cashin makes a compelling case for how segregated U.S. cities are organized as a residential caste system.
How to Confront Vaccine Refusal in Black and Brown Communities
Getting communities of color vaccinated is a matter of racial justice鈥攁nd that means confronting the history of medical racism in the U.S. and massive online misinformation.
Beyond 鈥淏ridgerton鈥�: Facing Up to Slavery in Europe
This history is visible, but only if you know where to look.
How Immigrant Communities Are Addressing Colorism and Anti-Blackness
The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.
Growing a Just Future in Tulsa
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, organizers are using trees, education, and reconciliation to channel the resilience of Black Wall Street.
100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre, What Have We Learned?
As we observe the centennial anniversary of the destruction and learn of the movements to rebuild Black Wall Street, it is important that we know this history.
Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?
It鈥檚 easy for us to spot White supremacy in others. But we have a harder time acknowledging it in our own communities.
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