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The Flawed Premise of Statements Like 'Love Our People Like You Love Our Food'
These narratives imply that immigrants must provide for America in order to earn respect—and to be mourned.
Who Has to Clean Up White Supremacy's Mess?
In the face of racist violence, Black people, low-income folks, and incarcerated workers have long been forced to literally pick up the pieces. This week is no different.
5 People on How Their Workplaces' Diversity Initiatives Are Actually Going
"The CEO said the organization was indeed diverse, despite having only white women in its leadership positions."
For Some Black People, The Term 'Latinx' Is Another Form of Erasure
Black diasporans discuss the ways the label can be overly broad—and leave out an important part of their identities.
How to Talk to Relatives Who Care More About Looting Than Black Lives
If you're not Black but want to support BLM, having fraught conversations with your kinda (or definitely) racist loved ones will likely not be fun, but it’s a very worthy undertaking.
Stephen Miller's Racist Emails Are an Outrage Even by 2019 Standards
The influential White House aide's white supremacist leanings are now on full display. Why are so many people dismissing this scandal?
Schumer's Praise of Islamophobe Peter King Is What's Wrong With the Democrats
The Democratic leader said he valued the "friendship" of a retiring GOP congressman with a long history of prejudice.
The Long Shadow of Racism Hangs Over Montgomery’s First Black Mayor
The city is struggling to shed its long history of racism.
It’s Not Just Trump: There's a Worldwide War on Asylum Seekers
Wealthy countries are making it harder and harder for the world's most desperate people to seek refuge.
Life After an ICE Raid
For years, immigrants had been showing up in Morton to work at the chicken plants. Then ICE showed up.
The Trump Administration Demoted the US's Top Asylum Official
The move continues the president's assault on the legal immigration system.
Democrats Want to Tackle Reparations, but Joe Biden Isn't So Sure
The former vice president continues to split with the more left-wing candidates he's running against.