3 Things Schools Should Teach About America鈥檚 History of White Supremacy
Lesson plans tend to gloss over the U.S.鈥檚 deeply entrenched institutional racism. Here鈥檚 what should be added.
Racial Justice
How Soil Acts as a Living Witness to Racial Violence
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950.
Social Media Offers a New Teaching Tool for Black History
Race Women on Instagram spotlights generations of Black women trailblazers.
22 Race-Related Films That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, and Think Differently
Research has shown that certain movies have caused social justice change, or simply inspired good things to happen.
New York Exhibit Shows the Prison Crisis Through the Eyes of Formerly Incarcerated Artists
One piece of art is a tapestry of 39 bedsheets that the artist smuggled from prison over the course of three years.
What the Arrest of a Model Teacher Says About Education 鈥淩eform鈥�
With a corporate agenda driving standardized testing in Atlanta schools, young educator Shani Robinson found herself facing prison.
Black Lives Matter Is Making Single Moms Homeowners
In Louisville, the group is purchasing vacant homes for low-income families to promote stability in the community and fight gentrification.
Enough Finger-Pointing: That Kid in the MAGA Hat Is My Kid! (He鈥檚 Yours, Too)
Our White youth should expect us to demand better behavior from them.
The Part About MLK White People Don鈥檛 Like to Talk About
Dr. King was widely disliked for his message of liberation for oppressed people in this country鈥擝lack people, Brown people, Native people, all poor people.
Turning Tragedy Into Healing: Oscar Grant鈥檚 Family 10 Years Later
The film 鈥淔ruitvale Station鈥� told the story of Grant鈥檚 death on a train platform. Now his family is building bridges between police and their communities.
How to Really Divest From R. Kelly鈥攁nd Other Disgraced Celebrity Favorites
Withdrawing support, both intentional and inadvertent, from harmful entertainers begins with knowing how they make their money.
Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories
Black women have been poorly represented in the mainstream. So a new yearlong fellowship prepares women to redefine the stories that are being told and control who gets to tell them.
How Native and White Communities Make Alliances to Protect the Earth
Tribal nations have always been on the front lines of environmental protection. Now their neighbors are catching up.
Native rights | Wealth and inequality | Local power | Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands
10 Podcasts That Every 大象传媒 Nerd Should Listen To
These shows inspire, teach, advocate, and provoke.
8 Gift-Buying Alternatives to Amazon That Support Communities of Color
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead.
Racism and the Off-Duty Doctor
How my hospital ID has become an 鈥淚 exist鈥� card.
Don鈥檛 Trash Thanksgiving. Decolonize It
Despite the holiday鈥檚 false origin tale, we can celebrate in ways that honor those originally dishonored by the day.
Dear White Women, Try On Our Struggle Instead of Our Looks
Blackness is way more than an aesthetic.
Indoor Plumbing Arrived in the U.S. in the 1840s. This Town Got Tired of Waiting
In 1992, after years of advocating for modern infrastructure, Black residents of rural Exmore, Virginia, took matters into their own hands.
Why Co-ops and Community Farms Can鈥檛 Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Circulating local dollars can鈥檛 create wealth when there鈥檚 not enough to begin with.
When White Nationalism Lives Too Close to Home
Even the liberal Bay Area is not immune to a newly empowered wave of extremism. Now is the time for us to be constant gardeners of wisdom, compassion, and courage.
What It Means to Be a Nation of Immigrants
Pramila Jayapal writes about the Night of 1,000 Conversations, in which more than 2,500 strangers in 28 states gathered to discuss the role of immigration in the country鈥檚 past, present, and future.
Are Today鈥檚 White Kids Less Racist Than Their Grandparents?
To explore more fully what White kids think about race, I went straight to the source: White children themselves.
Civil Rights Tours Draw in New Generations
The current political landscape is inspiring more people from the U.S. and abroad to visit the sites where the civil rights movement made history.
4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Inspired by Ava DuVernay鈥檚 documentary 鈥�13th,鈥� and their own experiences, these women mentor youth to keep them out of the criminal justice system.
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