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Racism
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A Zoo Story: From Harambe to Human Bondage
Public discourse around the death of an endangered gorilla ignores structural issues of race and dehumanization.
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Pan-Africanism, Feminism and Finding Missing Pan-Africanist Women
When most of us think of Pan-Africanism and its major icons, women will not instinctively come to mind.
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Eliminating White Supremacy Must Become a Priority in Order to Solve the World’s Most Pressing Issues
It is quite clear that we are very far from living in a country free from racism.
The Historical Roots of Contemporary Violence Against Pregnant Black Women
There is a long history of violence enacted on the bodies of pregnant Black women, but they have always fought back.
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Contamination of Sacred Lake Underscores Environmental Racism in Guatemala
Indigenous communities around Lake Atitlan have mobilized to denounce corruption that guarantees continued water pollution.
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Software Used to Predict Criminality Is Biased Against Black People
Sade Jones, who had never been arrested before, was rated a medium risk.
Racism From Above in Appalachia
There's been buzz since Bernie Sanders won West Virginia's primary about the nature of the white working class.
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“Postracial” Is Racist: The Politics of Erasing Race From the Conversation
Acting on implicit bias and uncritically purporting to have a race-neutral lens perpetuate racism in the 21st century.
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Malcolm X Predicted the Progression of Racism in the United States
This excerpt revisits a landmark law that was supposed to end racism and the outspoken activist who predicted it would not.
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Former White Supremacists Urge Hate Group Members to Renounce Their Bigotry
Several former white supremacists are developing strategies to deter membership in hate groups and encourage others to leave.