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Racist Anti-LGBTQ Violence Is Real. Smollett Doesn’t Change That.
Too much focus on Jussie Smollett distracts from the fact that violence against LGBTQ people of color is rising.
New Film Details Plight of Black Travelers Under Jim Crow
Writer and director Yoruba Richen discusses her newest documentary, “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom.”
As Racist Attacks Soar Under Trump, White Nationalist Plotted Massacre
Federal agents have thwarted a plan by a white nationalist “domestic terrorist” to begin widespread, violent attacks.
Ralph Northam’s Yearbook Photo Is a Symptom of Racism in Medicine
The racist photo is proof -- even those sworn to “do no harm” routinely betray that trust.
Presidential Primaries Are Racist. Period.
Who gets on the presidential ballot is decided by states that are overwhelmingly white and rural.
In Venezuela, White Supremacy Is a Key Driver of the Coup
The so-called uprising is, in part, a furious backlash against sharing power with mixed-race Venezuelans like Maduro.
Fighting Racism With a Racist in the White House
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on how all movements can center the struggle against racism.
Separation Nation
The Trump administration announced it will not be returning the thousands of children it kidnapped.
Governor Northam Must Resign Over Blackface Yearbook Photo
Lamont Bagby, chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, discusses more.
Will Self-Driving Cars Take Us to Utopia or Urban Hell?
Self-driving cars raise serious questions for social justice advocates.