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Equality
Inside One Georgia Island's Fight Over Basic Public Services
By Janell Ross/Sapelo Island, Ga.
America Insists It Is Great. It Should Work on Being Decent
By Taylor Harris
Japan's LGBT Activists Undeterred by Marriage Ruling
By Amy Gunia
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday. Are Reparations Next?
By Janell Ross
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Equality
The Pain and Pride of a Generation Changing How America Sees Gender
A photo essay documents gender expansive adolescents navigating a fraught political and cultural moment
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 8, 2022
Dwyane Wade Fears for Transgender Daughter's Safety
"Not just because of gun violence, but because of the way people perceive her in this world," he said at the TIME100 Summit
By Nik Popli
June 7, 2022
Tarana Burke on Why the Amber Heard Verdict Is Not a Setback for the #MeToo Movement
"It's not sustainable to rely on the verdicts from these various trials to define what the movement is."
By Megan McCluskey
June 7, 2022
The Uncertain Future of George Floyd Square
The intersection remains the subject of an ongoing debate over how to memorialize a man whose death jolted the nation out of complacency
By Janell Ross and Josiah Bates
May 25, 2022
America Needs to Examine Its Relationship to Black Suffering
Thirty years ago, all four Los Angeles Police Department officers involved in the beating of Rodney King were acquitted. Less than a year ago, the officer who killed George Floyd was convicted of second-degree murder,...
By Savala Nolan
May 25, 2022
How White Violence Crushed the Progressive Change Won During Reconstruction
On Feb. 18, 1868, in Charleston, S.C., Radical Republican Solomon George Washington Dill, known as S.G.W. Dill, rose at South Carolina’s Second Constitutional Convention to offer a resolution that would protect sharecroppers and tenant farmers,...
By Clyde W. Ford
May 23, 2022
America's Traffic Laws Give Police Way Too Much Power
In my role as a Police Commissioner for San Francisco, I've introduced a new regulation to limit it
By Max Carter-Oberstone
May 11, 2022
30 Years After the Rodney King Verdict, Why Advocates Believe 'Reforms Didn't Go Far Enough'
Thirty years after the acquittal of four cops in the beating of Rodney King sparked a rebellion in L.A., experts reflect on police reforms
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 28, 2022
Mourning Patrick Lyoya, Communities Seek Justice Together
At a funeral for the 26-year-old killed by a police officer, a gap was bridged between Grand Rapids' Black American and immigrant communities
By Janell Ross/Grand Rapids, Mich.
April 23, 2022
Exxon Bans LGBTQ Flag
Exxon updated company guidance on what flags can be displayed outside its offices, banning “external position flags” such as PRIDE and BLM
By Kevin Crowley / Bloomberg
April 22, 2022
Before Patrick Lyoya’s Death, Failed Calls for Police Change
Some officials find themselves exactly where they long suspected Grand Rapids was headed: in the spotlight after a fatal police shooting
By Janell Ross/Grand Rapids, Mich.
April 21, 2022
Behind the Racial Disparities in the US Child-Welfare System
"By blaming the parents you're diverting attention away from the structural reasons"
By Janell Ross
April 20, 2022
Behind 'Grand Rapids Nice,' Police Problems Run Deep in Michigan
Like many Midwestern cities, Grand Rapids boasts a progressive image that has obscured deep-seated problems for Black residents
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 18, 2022
American Power and Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Confirmation
A Supreme Court confirmation is always about who gets to have power. But when the nominee is also the first Black woman to reach that position, that question takes new meaning
By Janell Ross
April 7, 2022
Elton John: A Letter to My Sons on My 75th Birthday
Dear Zachary and Elijah, Do you remember the first time you saw me on stage? We were in Las Vegas in 2018, and your Papa brought you to the show. You were amazed by it...
By Elton John
March 25, 2022
Kerry Washington on Fixing Democracy
Washington spoke to Katie Couric on International Women's Day at TIME's Women of the Year event in Los Angeles
By Eliana Dockterman
March 9, 2022
How We Chose the 2022 Women of the Year
The list highlights 12 extraordinary leaders working for a more equal world
By Naina Bajekal and Lucy Feldman
March 3, 2022
The Families of George Floyd and Rodney King Didn’t Ask to Be Part of History
At the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, a meeting of families thrust into history against their will
By Janell Ross/Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2022
What the Black Future Looks Like, According to Experts
TIME asked futurists about their visions of what's to come for Black people. Their answers shared a few key ideas
By Janell Ross
March 1, 2022
Voting Rights Isn’t Just a Black Issue
Ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, President Biden visited the grave of Dr. King in Atlanta and gave the angriest speech of his presidency, insisting that the Senate has a moral obligation to...
By William J. Barber II
January 14, 2022
Bronx Fire Highlights Racial Disparity in Accidental Deaths
The apartment fire that killed 17 people, including eight children, in the Bronx on Sunday morning has become one of the deadliest fires in modern New York City's history. The blaze reportedly started after a...
By Josiah Bates
January 11, 2022
In 2021 America Looked Away From Racism
On Nov. 24, in the hour after Judge Timothy Walmsley read out the series of mostly guilty verdicts that could send three white men to prison for murdering Ahmaud Arbery, there was a lot happening...
By Janell Ross
December 29, 2021
How a Local Paper Helped Make the Arbery Trial Happen
With three men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery's killing, the importance of local papers in exposing such stories is clear—even as their future is in jeopardy
By Janell Ross/Brunswick, Ga.
November 29, 2021
After 27 Years Behind Bars, This Trailblazing Prison Reform Advocate Is Now Home for the Holidays
On Nov. 22, Joel Castón—dressed head to toe in a dapper bright blue suit—exited the D.C. Jail to take his first breath of freedom in 27 years. Surrounded by a large crowd of family, friends,...
By Joel Castón
November 25, 2021
Why America's Corporate Boards Keep Failing to Diversify
Corporate America is making some gains in expanding its commitment to diversity. According to a new study from The Conference Board and ESG data analytics firm ESGAUGE, 2021 marks the first time that a majority...
By Simran Jeet Singh
October 29, 2021
How Activists Are Radically Interrogating Berlin’s Colonial Past—and Reshaping Its Future
A group of activists, artists and educators is working to draw attention to Germany's dark history of colonialism through mapping, exhibitions, walking tours and more
By Suyin Haynes
October 22, 2021
How Ending Drug Tests Can Create Greater Workplace Equity
Experts say it's a trend that could level the employment playing field by removing a job requirement that's a poor indicator of work performance
By Megan McCluskey
October 20, 2021
The Overlooked LGBTQ+ History of the Harlem Renaissance
Acknowledging the queer culture of the Harlem Renaissance is essential in order to paint a full picture of the period
By Olivia B. Waxman and Video by Arpita Aneja
October 11, 2021
What History Teaches Us About Women Forced to Carry Unwanted Pregnancies to Term
As the full implications of Texas’s severe abortion law come into view, experts on reproductive rights are justifiably concerned about a potential increase in unsafe abortions. And while the specter of coat hangers may seem...
By Kelly O’Connor McNees
September 30, 2021
'A Queer Tax.' New Lawsuit Alleges Aetna Discriminates Against LGBTQ People Seeking Fertility Treatment
When Emma Goidel was denied coverage for her fertility treatments in September 2020, she was furious. A 31-year-old writer in New York City, Goidel and her partner were excited to try for a baby—and Goidel...
By Madeleine Carlisle
September 14, 2021
‘We Were Willing to Give Up Everything.’ Billie Jean King Reflects on Her Legacy and New Memoir
All In
The tennis legend on athletes' struggles with mental health, the fight for equal pay and her new memoir, All In
By Cady Lang
August 13, 2021
Organizations Must Reorient Work to Center Workers
These last 18 months constitute a watershed. On one side, history’s tributaries run in one direction; on the other, toward something new. Years from now, we will refer to these periods as the B.C. and...
By Darren Walker
August 11, 2021
South Africa Wealth Gap Unchanged Since Apartheid, Says World Inequality Lab
The richest 10% of the population own more than 85% of household wealth, World Inequality Lab report says
By Antony Sguazzin / Bloomberg
August 5, 2021
Now Is Our Chance to Rebuild U.S. Public Schools To Address Both Climate Change and Racial Inequality
When school facilities closed for in-person learning in early March 2020, the assumption was that the shutdown and pandemic would be temporary blips in the memory of our students. Some 16 months later, school facilities...
By Akira Drake Rodriguez , Erika Kitzmiller and Daniel Aldana Cohen
July 30, 2021
The Texas Democrats Go to Washington
Critics see Texas Democrats' walkout to D.C. as a publicity stunt. A few days in D.C. with the lawmakers show it's more than that
By Janell Ross/Washington, D.C.
July 23, 2021
Heather McGhee's Quest to End America’s Zero-sum Thinking on Race
Heather McGhee was cooking dinner in her Brooklyn apartment in January as she opened a YouTube link to watch Joe Biden deliver his first speech on race as the President. As she bustled around the...
By Alana Semuels
July 23, 2021
LGBTQ People Across the U.S. Face Many Disparities In Health Care. A New Fellowship Aims to Bridge Those Gaps
The American Medical Association Foundation announced on Tuesday that the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Public Health and Medicine will be the first institution to participate in its new National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program, which aims...
By Madeleine Carlisle
July 20, 2021
Zaila Avant-garde Knows Spelling Bee History Is Troubling
Zaila Avant-garde made history as the first Black winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but true equality in spelling remains elusive
By Janell Ross
July 16, 2021
Guaranteed Income for Americans is Here to Stay
On July 15, nearly every parent in America will begin receiving a guaranteed income. Labeled the Child Tax Credit, this $300 per month delivered directly to families mirrors the simplicity of a policy espoused by...
By Melvin Carter, Eric Garcetti and Michael Tubbs
July 8, 2021
‘Here We Can Express Ourselves With Freedom.’ In Puerto Rico, A Trans Collective Is Reimagining Family Values
Among the rocks of their Caribbean archipelago, a group of trans artists and creatives in Puerto Rico have found their safe port. It is a harbor offering them safety and affirmation amid choppy waters. Both...
By Alejandra Rosa
June 29, 2021
U.S. Can't Move Forward on LGBTQ Rights Without Reparations
It is generally hard to know when a social revolution has achieved its goals. In the case of the American gay rights revolution, however, it appears that this is an easy one to call. At...
By Omar G. Encarnación
June 26, 2021
Meet the Chinese Ex-Cop Creating a Global LGBTQ+ Community
How a gay lifestyle blog, run in secret by a Chinese policeman, morphed into an app with 63 million LGBTQ members worldwide
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
June 24, 2021
Data Shows Teletherapy Leaves Marginalized Patients Behind
The same problems that kept many people from seeking care before the pandemic still exist
By Jamie Ducharme
June 14, 2021
How Kids Perceive Racism in the U.S.
86% of children believe that people in the U.S. are treated unfairly because of race
By Cady Lang
June 7, 2021
Leyna Bloom on Opening Doors for the Next Generation of Trans Talent
The actor, model and activist talks to TIME about her trailblazing firsts and the magic of ballroom culture
By Suyin Haynes
June 1, 2021
Why the Senate Needs to Pass the Equality Act
It’s been just over 40 years since the assassination of Harvey Milk, the trailblazing gay activist who became one of the country’s first out LGBTQ public officials when he was elected to the San Francisco...
By Rosemary Ketchum
May 21, 2021
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