Vigilantes and law enforcement groups have long worked together to create and protect the racial order in the United States.
read moreTwo trending videos on TikTok reignite conversations about the horrors inflicted due to white women’s tears.
read moreThe borders of racial categories are malleable, contested, and change over time. But believing that demographic changes will inevitably cause the racial hierarchy to fade away ignores centuries of evidence to the contrary.
read moreIntelligence testing is rooted in racial bias and pseudoscience, which affects how Black football players were tested for brain injuries.
read moreThe travel industry, one of the most profitable, fastest-growing industries globally, is worth $8.9 trillion (World Travel and Tourism Council). In 2018, Black travelers spent $63 billion on global tourism, an enormous leap from $48 billion in 2010 (Mandala Research). Additionally, in 2001, the United States Travel Association (USTA) identified African Americans as the fastest-growing segment in the travel industry. With these numbers, it’s clear that Black travelers are ready, willing, and able to spend their money on experiences in their chosen destinations, yet we are treated like we don’t belong.
read more$50B was pledged by corporations to racial equity initiatives. But where’s the money?
read moreBut race is a social construct, and social constructs have social histories. Our modern understanding of race was created at a specific historical juncture in colonial Virginia. Prior to that, it did not exist.
read moreThe push to ban critical race theory in schools is a part of a broader campaign to discredit the concept of racism and its effect in the U.S.
read moreLike members of Gen Z, younger generations’ racist beliefs and actions are often seen as youthful mistakes. But white supremacy doesn’t end with age.
read moreThe impact of the “war on drugs” campaign in the ’70s and ’80s continues to the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people today.
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