Racial Justice Articles

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How Disablist Western Ideas of ‘Self-Determination’ Undermine Social Justice and 5 Ways to Make It Right

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4 Ways Mainstream Animal Rights Movements Are Oppressive

Why I Didn’t Call The Cops When I Saw A Teen With A Gun

6 Steps to Explaining Your Transgender Identity to Your Immigrant Family

Are Debtors Courts Unfairly Targeting Minorities?

7 Racially Coded Phrases That Everyone Needs to Stop Saying About Black People

Young Black Men Share Heartbreaking Stories About Growing Up in the US

Why Many Arab Americans Check ‘White’ On The US Census

The Important Black Lives Matter Letter for Asian Americans to Share With Family

Calling Myself ‘Half White, Half Black’ Is a Lie – There’s No Such Thing in the US

Here’s a Much-Needed History Lesson on the Origins of the Term ‘Women of Color’

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6 Reasons You May Think #OscarsSoWhite Is No Big Deal – And Why It Absolutely Is

White People  —  We Can’t Dismantle Trump And Racism Without You

Why Discussing Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Just Being Told What You ‘Can’t’ Do

6 Racist and Sexist Things You Should Never Say to a Mixed Race Woman

How Blackgirl Natural Hair Is Shamed from Infancy to Adulthood

Meat on Dem Bones: Confronting Fat Antagonism and Diet Culture in Black Beauty Politics

Here’s What You Can Do About Police Brutality Right Now

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3 Surprising Ways I Learned to Love Myself After a Lifetime of Being Ridiculed for My Looks

3 Ways Queer & Trans Birth Workers Of Color Make Life Better For Parents

As a Disabled Person of Color, I’m Done Trying to Be a ‘Model Minority’

14 Examples of White Privilege in Latinx Communities

Does Racial Bias Affect Your Dating Life?

10 Simple Things We Need To Do To Legitimately Lessen Climate Change

How the Supreme Court Has Made It Impossible to Challenge Systemic Racism

How Can Fried Chicken and Watermelon Be Racist? This Might Surprise You

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5 Ways ‘Respectability Politics’ Blame Black Women for Their Own Oppression

The Danger of Claiming ‘Not All Men/White People/Privileged People’ Are to Blame

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10 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Start Creating a Pro-Black Latinx Culture

4 Reasons White People Can’t Use the N-Word (No Matter What Black Folks Are Doing)