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White Supremacy
George Floyd Isn’t in the Headlines, But Trauma Continues for Black Men Like Me
Being a Black man in the U.S. feels like waiting to be killed. I carry within me the history of anti-Black murders.
Liberal Anti-Racism Is Fixated on Symbolic Gestures. We Need Concrete Action.
Framing slavery as “original sin” has led liberal anti-racism into a dead end of inaction.
Jim Crow Politics Have Descended on Education
For the GOP, higher education is now a battleground for conducting a race war waged in the spirit of the Confederacy.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”
The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity.
Growing BIPOC Youth-Led Climate Movement Is the Force Occupy Could Have Been
Youth who understand that white supremacy is fueling climate destruction are building a new era of activism.
Indigenous People With Disabilities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
The escalating climate crisis is increasingly impacting Deaf, disabled and ill Indigenous people.
Liberal Pleas for “Unity” Legitimize the Virulent Politics of the Far Right
Unity isn’t the answer. Just because Biden’s in charge doesn’t mean we should be less alarmed about U.S. state violence.
“Diversity,” “White Supremacist” Among Terms WI GOP Seeks to Ban in Schools
“Multiculturalism,” "social justice," “systemic racism,” and other words would also be banned under their proposal.
US Media Have Distorted Narratives on Haiti Since 1804. It’s Still Happening.
The treatment of the hundreds of Haitians at the border is cruel, inhuman, undignified and racist.
Christianity Is Empty If It Doesn’t Address the Racist Carceral State
Religious leaders must confront the evils of policing, which is sustained by the legacy of white supremacist domination.