Anna Purna Kambhampaty

The wrecked framework of the Museum of Science and Industry as it appeared shortly after the blast. City officials recently decided to preserve this building as a memorial though they had at first planned to rebuild it.

How a New Generation Is Carrying on the Legacy of Atomic Bomb Survivors

As survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki age, the question of who will voice ...

As survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki age, the question of who will voice their stories grows more urgent

Sima Taparia, one of Mumbai’s most highly sought-after matchmakers, in Netflix's 'Indian Matchaking'

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking Is Bringing Painful Conversations to the Fore. But Is It More Helpful or Harmful?

A new reality dating series has ignited a backlash among viewers for the wa...

A new reality dating series has ignited a backlash among viewers for the way it handles issues of colorism, casteism and sexism

Planned Parenthood's clinic in Manhattan, on Dec. 15, 2016.

Why Planned Parenthood Is Removing Founder Margaret Sanger's Name From a New York City Clinic

On July 21, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced that it would ...

On July 21, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced that it would be removing the name of Margaret Sanger from its Manhattan clinic

Leah Muskin-Pierret of Washington, D.C., works on signs as part of a protest against the city's NFL team's name on Dec. 17, 2017.

The Deep History—and Troubling Impact—of Sports Teams Using Native American Mascots

"Even with the Boston Tea Party or some of these early events in our U.S. h...

"Even with the Boston Tea Party or some of these early events in our U.S. history, folks dressed up like Native people in those moments, so this idea is deeply tied to this place and is really hard to disentangle"

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'I Will Not Stand Silent.' 10 Asian Americans Reflect on Racism During the Pandemic and the Need for Equality

Diseases and outbreaks have long been used to rationalize xenophobia: HIV w...

Diseases and outbreaks have long been used to rationalize xenophobia: HIV was blamed on Haitian Americans, the 1918 influenza pandemic on German Americans, the swine flu in 2009 on Mexican Americans. The racist belief that...

Illustration of the Boston Tea Party: A group of Bostonians, dressed as Native Americans, board a British ship laden with imported tea to throw the full crates into the harbor.

How American Power Dynamics Have Shaped Perceptions of Looting, From the Boston Tea Party to Today

Ideas about looting evolve over time—and in the United States, race has alw...

Ideas about looting evolve over time—and in the United States, race has always been part of that evolution

The Getty’s Animal Crossing Art Generator tool allows players to import works from the museum’s open-access catalog

The Pandemic Closed Art Galleries' Doors. But Who Said a Gallery Needs Four Walls and a Ceiling?

Artists and curators have seized upon a difficult moment to expand possibil...

Artists and curators have seized upon a difficult moment to expand possibilities for interacting with art, from video games to snail mail