Racial Justice Articles

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What I Learned About Bias From 4 Years Working at McDonald’s

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5 Reasons White People Don’t Have to Hate People of Color to Be Racist

Men, Wake Up: 3 Types of Toxic Masculinity to Leave Behind in 2017

This Shit Doesn’t Happen Overnight: The Insidious Planning That Goes Into Gentrification

9 Things Everyone Needs to Stop Saying to Black Women Immediately

5 Reasons Why Urban Youth Don’t Have Access to STEM (And How You Can Change That)

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Here Are 4 Ways to Navigate Whiteness and Feminism – Without Being a White Feminist (TM)

Being Educated Won’t Save Me (Or You) From Racism

Put Out Internalized Racism: Why Solidarity Between People of Color Matters

10 Things Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask On a First Date

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5 Wonderful Ways to Raise Inclusive Kids

Why Trump’s Travel Ban Isn’t Making Us Safer – It’s Just Making Us (More) Racist

It’s Not Cool to Wear a Culture as a Costume – Here’s a Little Humor to Show Exactly Why

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A Reclamation of Our Personal Rights as Asian American Women

Shattering Stereotypes: The Muslim Women You Thought You Knew

The One Definition People Who Claim to Be ‘Colorblind’ Get Wrong Every Time

3 Myths about Native Hawaiians You Ought to Know Before Visiting Paradise

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I’m a Muslim Woman of Color – And Here’s Why I Don’t Date White Men

This Is a Great Response to BuzzFeed’s ‘I’m Muslim, But I’m Not…’ Video

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This White Feminist Loved Her Dreadlocks – Here’s Why She Cut Them Off

How We Crack Down on Children with the School-to-Prison Pipeline

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5 Reasons Why People of Color Cannot Appropriate White Culture in the US

What Natural Hair Means to These Afro-Latinxs

Not Gonna Leave: 3 Times Neighbors Got Together To Fight Gentrification

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10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable

Fifty Shades of White: On Being a Trans Latina

7 Ways To Use Spiritual Practice To Heal and Resist

Why This ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Thing Is Even Worse Than You Thought

Africa Is Not a Derailment Tactic: Why Belittling ‘First World Problems’ Is Oppressive

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10 Defensive Reactions to White Privilege That Make No Damn Sense – But Are Super Common