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What the Myth of Enslaved Irish People Tells Us About Whiteness and Resistance
A small hand-size version of the Irish flag hangs on a kiosk outside.

What the Myth of Enslaved Irish People Tells Us About Whiteness and Resistance

Though Irish people suffered from colonization, the “Irish were slaves first” story is used to attack the struggle for racial justice.

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2400 1350 Andrew Lee
Question Your Understanding of “Authentic” Food
A person sits by the window inside a restaurant next to the street.

Question Your Understanding of “Authentic” Food

Conversations about authentic food and dining often center white people’s version of authenticity.

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2400 1592 Jami Nakamura Lin
How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights
ACT UP demonstration at National Institutes of Health. Protestors are holding signs with President Reagan's face, while another sign reads "Dr Fauci you are killing us."

How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights

As a result of government apathy to the growing public health crisis, ACT UP used civil disobedience to fight for HIV/AIDs patients’ rights.

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1584 1032 Dominique Stewart
How White Women Can Decenter Their Whiteness
Two people sitting on picnic table talking.

How White Women Can Decenter Their Whiteness

White women’s inaction throughout history has brought us to this point, one where we are standing on the precipice of full-blown fascism.

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2400 1600 Regina Jackson and Saira Rao
Confronting Caste Discrimination in the U.S.
A line of protestors hold signs that read "end caste discrimination" and "smash caste system."

Confronting Caste Discrimination in the U.S.

Learn how Seattle’s decision to ban caste discrimination addresses how caste discrimination affects the workplace.

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1676 946 Nicole Cardoza
How the World Fails Black Girls
A girl at the park prepares to go down a slide.

How the World Fails Black Girls

Anti-colorism advocate TK Saccoh investigates the intersecting oppressions that contribute to the erasure of Black girls.

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2400 1600 TK Saccoh
The Meaning Behind the Phrase “It’s Okay to Be White”
People working in small cubicles in a call center.

The Meaning Behind the Phrase “It’s Okay to Be White”

The “Dilbert” comic has been removed from newspapers after its creator advised white people to stay away from Black people, whom he characterized as a “hate group.”

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Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction
Walidah Imarisha sitting on a wooden chair in front of a half-wall bookshelf.

Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction

The ARD spoke with poet and educator Walidah Imarisha on the power of seeking justice in social movements by exploring science fiction.

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616 808 Andrew Lee
Intersectionality and the Black Feminists Behind It
A Black female mannequin in white and white one in black facing different directions. Photo in grayscale.

Intersectionality and the Black Feminists Behind It

To understand the complexities of intersectionality and how it affects Black girls and women today, we need to understand the term’s history.

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2400 1600 Amara Ochefu
Typecasting South Asians on the Big Screen
Two characters stand silently next to each other in an elevator. A show still from the Mindy Project.

Typecasting South Asians on the Big Screen

Student and U.K. radio host Nila Varman writes about misrepresentation and the need for authentic South Asian characters in the media.

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