Our biases on gender, class, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and other parts of our identity also influence our perception of race.
read moreDespite compounding economic troubles, there’s debate as to whether or not the United States is in an economic recession. So what is a recession? Today, we’re looking into what they are, why they occur, and what we can do about them.
read moreHere’s an explainer on voter ID laws, how the contentious legislation came to pass, who they affect, and why they’re so controversial.
read moreHalloween is culturally a time when many people wear costumes that include blackface or cultural appropriation, in addition to other oppressive or racially charged attire.
read moreAn explainer on President Biden’s marijuana pardon and its impact on drug incarceration and decriminalization efforts.
read moreHow social spaces and tech profit off the exploitative use of Blackness and racial stereotypes in a repackaged and digitized version of blackface.
read moreHow a slogan, often used to derail calls for racial justice, originated from the imagined white victimhood and upholding of white supremacy.
read moreCritical race theory bans and the efforts to censor conservations about race, sexuality, and gender in the U.S. education system
read moreOn August 8, the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on suspicion of mishandling classified documents (MSN). When activists demanded defunding of the police, conservatives trumpeted their unconditional support for law enforcement. For the same people to now shout “defund the FBI” raises the question of whether “their love of law enforcement only…
read moreReductive statements in political and social discourse don’t help resolve these injustices but further uphold a broken, inequitable system.
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