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Blackface in the Digital Age
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Blackface in the Digital Age

How social spaces and tech profit off the exploitative use of Blackness and racial stereotypes in a repackaged and digitized version of blackface.

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The Meaning of “White Lives Matter”
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The Meaning of “White Lives Matter”

How a slogan, often used to derail calls for racial justice, originated from the imagined white victimhood and upholding of white supremacy.

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Critical Race Theory, Explained
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Critical Race Theory, Explained

Critical race theory bans and the efforts to censor conservations about race, sexuality, and gender in the U.S. education system

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A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution
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A Timeline of the FBI and its Role in Political Persecution

On 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…

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Reject the Use of Reductive Statements in Social Discourse
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Reject the Use of Reductive Statements in Social Discourse

Reductive statements in political and social discourse don’t help resolve these injustices but further uphold a broken, inequitable system.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Respect the Roots of Black Hair
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Respect the Roots of Black Hair

Cultural appropriation of Black hairstyles is harmful, considering how Black people continue to experience hair discrimination.

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America v. Democracy: The Supreme Court, Explained
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America v. Democracy: The Supreme Court, Explained

An explainer on the Supreme Court, the federal judiciary’s highest court, which has been instrumental in leveraging and stripping rights.

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Staying Safe from Police Munitions While Protesting
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Staying Safe from Police Munitions While Protesting

Learn how to reduce harm during protests by understanding and preparing for police riot control weapons. 

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Loaded Language Continued: Unpacking Politically Charged Terms
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Loaded Language Continued: Unpacking Politically Charged Terms

Discussions of political or social issues commonly include loaded language that inhibits clear conversation. 

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Held for Ransom: The Right to Protest and Reality of Cash Bail
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Held for Ransom: The Right to Protest and Reality of Cash Bail

The cash bail system works within a flawed structure that forces people, mainly Black and Brown, to pay for their freedom.

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