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Racial Justice
Boarding Schools Played a Key Role in Spreading Disease in Native Populations
As many as 40,000 Native kids died while attending boarding school, and thousands of others died after going home sick.
We Must Apply MLK’s Fierce Critique of Apartheid to Israel’s War on Palestine
MLK's struggle against apartheid and for global justice lives on in the movement for a free Palestine.
Black Residents Liken Mississippi’s New Court System to Modern Day Slavery
An appeals court says Mississippi can move forward with its state-run court system in the majority-Black capital city.
MLK Was a Philosopher of Hope. He Reminds Us That Apathy Is a Dead End.
On MLK Day, the U.S. should painfully interrogate its monumental failure to address systemic injustice.
Philly’s Ski Mask Ban Is Just Another Tool for Cops to Target Black Youth
The policy is part of a familiar playbook where governments enact racist fashion bans in the name of “curtailing crime.”
Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action
One reparations group in Portland, Oregon, is working to redistribute wealth and enable Black residents to own homes.
How Can Philosophy Speak to a World in Crisis? The Answer May Lie in Our Bodies.
Pain and vulnerability can isolate us -- or be the source of our deepest bonds, says philosopher Drew Leder.
Legal Battle Over Native Fishing Rights Heats Up in Alaska as Salmon Disappear
While tensions over salmon management in Alaska aren’t new, they’ve been exacerbated by recent marine heat waves.
Stop-and-Frisk Policing by Any Other Name Won’t Provide Safety in Philadelphia
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker’s response to gun violence is more policing and the reintroduction of stop-and-frisk.
Clinging to Whiteness Offers False Safety — True Liberation Requires Upending It
Racism must be understood as systemic to challenge white people’s claims to being “innocent” in a racist society.