Race and Ethnicity

MuslimBan protest

Take Action Now: Stand Up Against Xenophobia Take Action Now: Stand Up Against Xenophobia

Help protect asylum seekers, support immigrants in your community, and tell Congress to end the Muslim ban.

Feb 4, 2020 / NationAction

Anti-abortion protesters outside Florida State Prison

The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Links to White Supremacists The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Links to White Supremacists

Racism and xenophobia have been woven into the anti-abortion movement for decades, despite the careful curation of its public image.

Feb 3, 2020 / Alex DiBranco

Old man at table

A Fire May Have Wiped Out 40 Years of Chinese American History A Fire May Have Wiped Out 40 Years of Chinese American History

The archives of the Museum of Chinese in America may have been destroyed, but the institution is still a crucial repository of community memory.

Jan 29, 2020 / Madeline Leung Coleman

Woman at a Kobe Bryant memorial

Kobe Bryant: America’s Imperfect Icon Kobe Bryant: America’s Imperfect Icon

Remembering Kobe’s greatness isn’t incompatible with acknowledging his flaws.

Jan 28, 2020 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Moms 4 Housing organizers

How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing

When the group Moms 4 Housing occupied a vacant house in West Oakland, they were confronting a system designed to exclude them.

Jan 24, 2020 / Jonny Coleman

Lunar New Year Celebration

This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity

As tension with China continues to mount, it’s time for Chinese Americans to become a more powerful force for progressive change.

Jan 24, 2020 / Tobita Chow

Trump Leads a Government of, by, and for Bullies

Trump Leads a Government of, by, and for Bullies Trump Leads a Government of, by, and for Bullies

Where are the president and his minions on the empathy scale? Pretty damn low.

Jan 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Martin Luther King Jr. saw something essential about our nation: Imperial expansion west over stolen Indian land shaped and deepened the American Revolution’s relationship to slave...

Jan 20, 2020 / Greg Grandin

‘I Have a Dream’

‘I Have a Dream’ ‘I Have a Dream’

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., today and everyday.

Jan 20, 2020 / OppArt / Adesina Sanchez

MLK at Peace Rally

Top 10 Civil Rights Songs Top 10 Civil Rights Songs

The civil rights movement has resonated deeply with generations of musicians.

Jan 20, 2020 / Peter Rothberg

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