Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal
The city exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
Racial Justice
Making the Gun Violence Epidemic Visible Through Art and Activism
Two art projects explore the impact of gun violence, with a focus on mass shootings and police brutality.
In Chicago, Police Violence Survivors Heal Through Song
The Freedom Songbook workshop was designed to provide a creative safe space for survivors, and prevent isolation and other PTSD-related issues permeating Black communities.
With Reparations, We Must Demand Repair鈥攁nd Heal Ourselves
Part two of this six-part series explores the plurality of reparations that includes Black people鈥檚 spiritual and psychological healing.
How White Supremacy Intensifies Summer Heat
鈥淟ike racism, violence and white supremacy, heat is inextricable from the Black American experience.鈥�
White Supremacy and Artificial Intelligence
Developing technology that doesn鈥檛 perpetuate racism demands putting social values before profit.
Toni Morrison on the Necessity of Literature
Reading the celebrated author is a fitting way to mark the 400th anniversary of the first slave ship arriving on U.S. shores.
Why Raising 鈥淔ree-Range鈥� Kids Isn鈥檛 an Option for Everyone
Helicopter parenting sparked an alternative movement to give children more independence鈥攂ut not everyone can share that privilege.
Five Years After Ferguson Uprising, Still Seeking Justice and Healing
On the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown鈥檚 death, his family and the town of Ferguson look to the past鈥攁nd future鈥攖o bring about meaningful change.
Reparations Are a Peace Treaty
The first article in this six-part series explores how the wars on drugs and poverty were actually wars on people, making the case for reparations as a way toward peace.
After Incarceration: The Truth About a Loved One鈥檚 Return from Prison
Author Ebony Roberts gives voice to the unspoken struggle many women face when a loved one comes home.
Seeing Color in Green Spaces: How to Increase Diversity in Conservation
Black Americans are underrepresented in conservation and outdoor retail careers. To change that, White employers need to apply their liberal values to the workplace.
How Chicago Is Facing Its Violent History
A century after the deadly riot, the Chicago Race Riots of 1919 Commemoration Project looks to build bridges in a city still grappling with its segregated past鈥攁nd present.
The Surprising Link Between Dogs and Neighborhood Segregation
Dogs can be a point of connection between neighbors, but this researcher discovered pets can also reinforce racial barriers.
How a Black Farming Community Found Justice
Black families in the South are doing important work to continue the legacy of Black farming communities.
Resisting the Wall Industry, From Mexico to Palestine
The institutions responsible for harming people operate across borders far more than most people realize, yet many groups are joining forces to gain strength.
How Do We Teach 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� and Honestly Confront Racism?
Harper Lee鈥檚 novel is the closest thing America鈥檚 had to required reading. But the book鈥檚 failings in confronting racism are more apparent than ever to White educators鈥攁nd Black ones wonder what took so long.
Race Against Time: How White Fear of Genetic Annihilation Fuels Abortion Bans
The recent spate of anti-abortion legislation is rooted in White extinction anxiety and carries on a long tradition of White people controlling the lives and reproduction of people of color.
How This Database Is Tracking and Exposing Officers鈥� Bigoted Facebook Posts
It鈥檚 found more than 5,000 racist, sexist, and Islamophobic Facebook posts and comments by law enforcement.
On Reparations, the Question Isn鈥檛 If, but When and How
The House subcommittee hearing held on Juneteenth is the result of centuries of work.
Recovering a Lost Novel of Japanese American Resistance
The publishing history of 鈥淣o-No Boy鈥� shows how writers shifted the narrative about internment and draft resistance.
Why the Demand for Black Bone Marrow Donors Is High鈥攁nd Awareness Is Low
For Black people, whose donor pool is exceptionally small, addressing racism in the medical profession is crucial to finding solutions.
Police Are Still Killing Unarmed Black People
The Hands Up Act could do something about it.
The Reverse Selfie: A Tiny Act of Decolonization?
I will likely never see how I am used in those images. But I was glad to relinquish power in those moments.
鈥淪ee You Yesterday鈥� Filmmakers Use Sci-Fi to Discuss Police Brutality
The genre offers a creative opportunity to tell Black stories, using fantasy and adventure to bring awareness to real-world injustice.
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