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Racism
Hidden Figures
Hero Katherine Johnson Dies at 101
By Jeffrey Kluger
White News Anchor Apologizes For Saying Black Co-Host Looks Like Gorilla
By Tara Law
The First Africans in Virginia Landed in 1619. It Was a Turning Point for Slavery in American History—But Not the Beginning
By Olivia B. Waxman
Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Was Never About Legality — It Was About Our Brown Skin
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Racism
Ensuring the Chicago Race Riot Is Not Forgotten, With Inspiration from Germany's Holocaust Memorials
A teenager's death sparked a riot that reshaped the city's history
By Madeline Fitzgerald
July 27, 2019
Italian Airline Apologizes For Promotional Video With Actor Playing Barack Obama in Blackface
An Italian airline has "deeply apologized" after one of its promotional videos featured an actor wearing blackface in an apparent attempt to portray former U.S. president Barack Obama. Alitalia, Italy's flag carrier airline, quickly faced...
By Suyin Haynes
July 4, 2019
'No Food, No Drink, No Watermelon' Boston Schoolteacher Claims Her Students Were Racially Profiled at Museum
A staff member allegedly told the students 'no food, no drink, and no watermelon.'"
By Madeline Fitzgerald
May 24, 2019
How Reconstruction Still Shapes American Racism
Even descendants of black heroes of Reconstruction have lost the memory of their ancestors’ heroic achievements
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
April 2, 2019
Embattled Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Apologizes for 'Public Hanging' Comment, But Says Her Words Were 'Twisted'
The Mississippi runoff is the last midterm battle of 2018
By Billy Perrigo
November 21, 2018
Don’t Let the Loud Bigots Distract You. America’s Real Problem With Race Cuts Far Deeper
This hateful moment offers an opportunity for Americans to finally change our racist ways
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
September 6, 2018
Roseanne Barr Meets the New World
When Roseanne returned to prime-time television in March, it was only natural that the title character would be a Trump voter. The Republican won the presidency on the hopes of the small towns and working-class...
By Karl Vick
May 31, 2018
A New Era of Protest Is Energizing Historically Black Colleges and Universities. But There Are Challenges
A new era of protest is energizing historically black colleges and universities
By Maya Rhodan
May 22, 2018
Mazie Hirono Is the Only Immigrant in the Senate. She’s Ready to Take on Trump
On a rain-soaked morning in late April, Mazie Hirono was walking from the U.S. Supreme Court back to her Senate office. She had just watched the nine Justices hear arguments on President Trump's ban on...
By Philip Elliott
May 17, 2018
Neo-Nazis Burned a Swastika After Their Rally in Georgia
In Draketown, Georgia, neo-Nazis burned a swastika after a National Socialist Movement rally
By Sarah Gray
April 22, 2018
Rev. Barber: How We Can Address Racial Inequalities in Handling Drug Addiction
Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50. To document the nation’s devastating opioid crisis, TIME sent photographer James Nachtwey and deputy...
By William J. Barber II
February 22, 2018
Linda Sarsour: Trump’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Helps Unite America Against Him
It was almost a week after the 2017 Women’s March — possibly the largest single-day protest in U.S. history — that President Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority...
By Linda Sarsour
January 30, 2018
Professor Teaching ‘White Racism’ Class Gets Hundreds of ‘Vile’ Calls and Emails
"I think we need to name white racism"
By Katie Reilly
January 11, 2018
America Is Stuck in the Purgatory of Tolerance
When I was growing up, America was a place where the privilege conferred on white, Protestant, straight, nondisabled men was not even questioned. This privilege remains strong today, but it now must compete with a...
By Dan Rather
November 7, 2017
MLK’s Example Holds the Answers to Both Racism and Political Violence
It's time to look to King's commitment to nonviolent protests
By Eugene F. Rivers, III and Carl A. Anderson
October 18, 2017
Carpooling Matters
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
October 16, 2017
Dove Apologizes After Ad Is Slammed For Being Racist
Consumers are questioning how the ad was approved
By Casey Quackenbush
October 9, 2017
'Racism Is as American as Baseball' Unfurled at Fenway
Over the Green Monster
By Rachel Lewis
September 14, 2017
L’Oréal's First Transgender Model Is Out After Decrying the 'Racial Violence of White People'
Some accused Munroe Bergdorf of being racist herself
By Rachel Lewis
September 1, 2017
Jorge Ramos: Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Is a Defense of Racism
"Trump is sending the message that racism is something normal"
By Jorge Ramos
August 29, 2017
The Hatred of Black Hair Goes Beyond Ignorance
Policing young black girls — and their hair — can have detrimental consequences
By Areva Martin
August 23, 2017
Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Officially The Most Liked Ever
The tweet was liked 2.73 million times and retweeted more than 1.1 million times as of late Tuesday
By Helen Regan
August 15, 2017
What White America Must Do Next
Saturday, August 12th, will go down as a dark day for America. A coalition of white nationalists attempted to rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Young and old donned swastikas. White militia in full camouflage and many...
August 14, 2017
From Selma to Charlottesville, the Ghosts of Our Past
There's nothing quite like being on vacation halfway around the world and trying to explain American-style racism. As an African American, the locals expect me to be an expert on these matters. The backstory of...
By Tavis Smiley
August 14, 2017
The Hidden (and Not-So-Hidden) Racism In Kids' Lit
Should parents abstain from reading offensive classics to their children?
By Sarah Begley
July 27, 2017
Michelle Obama Reveals the Most Difficult Part of Her Time as First Lady
The former First Lady was very candid
By Samantha Cooney
July 26, 2017
Man Charged After Going on Racist Rant in Starbucks
The Chicago man yelled racist remarks and punched a man unprovoked
By Lisa Marie Segarra
June 9, 2017
Zoe Saldana: Sexism Is ‘More Aggressive’ Than Racism
'We have to address this pink elephant in the room’
By Mike Miller / People
May 5, 2017
What Jackie Robinson Said About the Red Sox and Race
An ugly episode at Fenway Park recalls a reputation for racism that dogs Boston
By Lily Rothman
May 3, 2017
Why Boston's Sports Teams Can't Escape the City's Racism
Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones said he was "called the N-word a handful of times"
By Sean Gregory
May 2, 2017
Florida State Senator Who Allegedly Called His Female Colleague a ‘B-tch’ Apologizes
'There is no excuse for the exchange that occurred'
By Samantha Cooney
April 19, 2017
Disney Dumps PewDiePie Over 'Anti-Semitic Videos'
The YouTube celebrity insists that he "doesn't support" hate-based groups "in any way"
By Kevin Lui
February 13, 2017
Chef Says Dude Ranch Owner Asked Him to Cook 'Black People Food'
A chef said she requested corn bread, BBQ ribs, and fried chicken
By Charlotte Alter
January 2, 2017
Staying Awake Could Combat Depression
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
December 9, 2016
Donald Trump's Administration Is a Basket of Deplorables
"None of this is normal"
By Darlena Cunha
November 22, 2016
America Is Unhinged and Nobody Will Take the Blame
Many of us feel afraid, which means this is an opportunity for us to be brave
By Tavis Smiley
November 22, 2016
Donald Trump Must Denounce Violence — For the Sake of Kids
The post-election spike in violence is an attack on everything we try to teach our children
By Jonah Edelman
November 22, 2016
John Oliver Looks at Racism and School Segregation on
Last Week Tonight
Many schools across the U.S. continue to be segregated
By Melissa Locker
October 31, 2016
7 Female Doctors Speak Out About Racism and Sexism During Airplane Emergencies
Female physicians share their stories
By Mandy Oaklander
October 21, 2016
Pepe the Frog's Creator: I'm Reclaiming Him. He Was Never About Hate
Taking back the frog who has been abused by the Internet's worst people
By Matt Furie
October 13, 2016
Protesters in Ghana Want Gandhi Statue Removed
Critics accuse him of advocating for the superiority of Indians over Africans
By Tekendra Parmar
September 23, 2016
Solange Knowles Writes Powerful Essay on Her Personal Experiences With Racial Discrimination
"The tone just simply says, 'I do not feel you belong here.'”
By Cady Lang
September 12, 2016
White Lives Matter to Be Deemed a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center contends the group is white supremacist
By Sarah Begley
August 30, 2016
Watch the Trailer for Barry Jenkins' Buzzy Drama
Moonlight
The movie takes place in three chapters, following a boy as he grows into a man
By Eliza Berman
August 11, 2016
The Real Trump Scandal Isn't Plagiarism. It’s Racism.
The politics of exclusion are in full force at the RNC
By Christopher J. Hale
July 20, 2016
Ghostbusters
Star Leslie Jones Attacked by Racist Trolls on Twitter
"I feel like I'm in a personal hell"
By Nash Jenkins
July 19, 2016
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