By Jane Coaston — 2019
When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term 30 years ago, it was a relatively obscure legal concept. Then it went viral.
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Close to 11% of American adults with Hispanic ancestors don’t even identify as Hispanic or Latino.
Misty Copeland is speaking out about racial injustice and inequality in ballet.
Thurman taught King Jr. that spiritual cultivation was necessary to take on the intense work of social activism.
Plenty of people love to describe the world of athletics in utopian terms, using words such as “colorblind” and “open-minded” and “meritocracy.” They’re not wrong to regard their realm as better than the so-called real world.
The United States is going through a national examination of conscience on the question of race, and the Latino community is no exception.
“Just a reminder: the system in what is currently known as the US isn’t ‘broken.’ It was designed by male white supremacist slaveowners on stolen Indigenous land to protect their interests. It’s working as it was designed.” ~Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee)
“When I wrote ‘The Case for Reparations,’ my notion wasn’t that you could actually get reparations passed, even in my lifetime,” Coates says.
Trauma therapist and author of My Grandmother's Hands talks honestly and directly about the historical and current traumatic impacts of racism in the U.S., and the necessity for us all to recognize this trauma, metabolize it, work through it, and grow up out of it.
Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.
How do you celebrate and teach the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., both on the holiday that celebrates his birth, and all year long?