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Recent Disasters Reveal Racial Discrimination in FEMA Aid Process
Black and Latino populations affected by property damage are less likely to access aid of any kind.
The Past Is the Past
Early Evidence Shows a “Trump Effect” on Bullying in Schools
In Virginia, a study shows that a community's preference for Trump is associated with higher rates of bullying.
Honoring Reconstruction’s Legacy: The Freedom to Vote
Amendment 4 is a ballot initiative that would repeal Florida's harsh and discriminatory disenfranchisement law.
Colonizing Histories and Rebranding Pocahontas
The National Museum of the American Indian does not do justice to the complexities of Native American people.
State Violence Is at the Root of Health Inequities
Racist policing has serious impacts on public health in communities of color at taxpayers' expense.
Serena Williams’s Treatment Lays Bare Double Standard Black Women Face
A look at fallout from the women’s US Open final, where Serena Williams accused the umpire of sexism.
This School Year, Let’s Keep Kids in Classrooms
There are better ways to help students learn from their behavior than suspension and expulsion.
No More Compromises: We Need Immigration Amnesty Now
A general amnesty -- a legalization program for the US's undocumented immigrants -- is necessary and long overdue.
“Sorry to Bother You” Exposes the Danger of Bourgeois Integration
Boots Riley's new film explores how the “urge toward whiteness” keeps the wheels of capitalism turning.