Racial Justice Articles

An Infuriating Story of How One Box Makes It So Hard to Find a Job After Prison

4 Messed Up Sexist Things That Happen to Women of Color

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

5 Things I Learned About Holding A Predominantly White And Cisgender Feminist Space

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These 4 Phenomenal Native Women Will Totally Make You Re-examine Your Relationship to Feminism

3 Reasons to Stop Bringing Up Slavery When Black Women Assert Their Sexual Autonomy

Dealing with Racialized Sexism

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4 Reasons Why Calling a Woman of Color ‘Exotic’ Is Racist

5 Lies People Love to Tell Activists About Violence – And Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them

7 Hurtful Ways Adultism Shows Up in Youth Non-Profits

10 Heart-Wrenching Rent Crowdfunding Campaigns Brought To You By Gentrification

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I Was 13 and Wearing a Hijab – I Didn’t Expect My Teacher to Be Afraid of Me

3 Things My White Husband Needs to Know About the Black Baby We’re Going to Have

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Here’s Why Suicide Prevention in the Black Community Is of Critical Importance

White ‘Allies’ and the Terrible Tradition of Consuming Black Grief

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10 Ways the Beauty Industry Tells You Being Beautiful Means Being White

The Problem with Calling a Person of Color ‘White Washed’

4 Unique Struggles That Queer and Trans People of Color Have to Deal With

How South Asians Can Practice ‘Selfish Solidarity’ in the Movement for Black Lives

Why White Women Terrify Me

Why We Need to Educate About History – Not Religion – To Stop Islamophobia

I Am a Complicated Latina Feminist, Ending Violence

Sorry for the Wait: Dining While Black, Queer, and Non-Binary

4 Reasons Why We’ve Got to Stop Using ‘Ethnic’ to Describe People of Color

6 Things White People Can Do To Reach Friends and Family Members to End Racism

6 Things White Parents Can Do to Raise Racially Conscious Children

5 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for the November Elections

How the Rules of Racism are Different for Asian Americans

How Racist Anti-Immigration Rhetoric Is Perpetuated Throughout US History

7 Things History Class Should’ve Taught Every American About Indigenous History