racism

Farming While Black in America
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Farming While Black in America

Black ranchers in Colorado have been the target of racial harassment after purchasing land in a predominately white area.

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2400 1838 Dominique Stewart
Closing the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap
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Closing the Black-White Life Expectancy Gap

Black and Brown populations have continued to fall behind the average life expectancy of white populations—a chasm that has widened considerably in the wake of COVID-19.

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3945 2958 Hannah Edmondson
The Four Levels of Racism
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The Four Levels of Racism

Our biases on gender, class, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and other parts of our identity also influence our perception of race.

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2400 1350 Nicole Cardoza
Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist
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Ethnocentrism: The Good, the Bad, and the Racist

Recent discussions of ethnocentrism often fall short of interpreting the relationship between ethnocentrism and racism.

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1920 1280 Nicole Cardoza
How Islamophobia Silently Affects Muslim Students
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How Islamophobia Silently Affects Muslim Students

While some Islamophobic attacks get media attention, everyday bigotry is normalized in many spaces, including schools.

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2400 1559 Anmol Irfan
The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons
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The Racist and Toxic Staff Culture in Prisons

Due to policies and the staff culture in prisons, racial segregation and oppression are used to subjugate minority groups.

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6630 4420 Michael J Moore
The Racial Origins of BMI
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The Racial Origins of BMI

The Body Mass Index, a tool integrated into the U.S. healthcare system, was created from research that was deeply flawed and exclusive.

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1920 1277 Dominique Stewart
The Lessons of ‘Strange Fruit’ Still Ring True
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The Lessons of ‘Strange Fruit’ Still Ring True

Unlike the unjust trials of the Scottsboro Boys, white vigilantism often ended in lynchings, one of which inspired the song “Strange Fruit.”

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1180 886 Nicole Cardoza
The Cost of Being Unbanked and Underbanked
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The Cost of Being Unbanked and Underbanked

Unbanked and underbanked neighborhoods are predominately Black and Latinx. Discriminatory banking practices prevent economic mobility by charging higher banking fees and services.

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4608 3456 Dominique Stewart
Who Deserves War? Media Bias in a Conflict Zone
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Who Deserves War? Media Bias in a Conflict Zone

News coverage of the war in Ukraine has revealed a trend of some racist media bias that perpetuates harmful notions of people based on their racial/ethnic identity, class, or country.

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2400 1600 Andrew Lee
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