Racial Justice Articles

Learning To Be Myself

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4 Reasons It’s Oppressive to Discuss Gender and Sexuality Without Naming Race

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

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Here’s How Elder Abuse Shows Up in Native Communities – And 4 Things You Can Do About It

Black Folk Don’t: Do Feminism

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6 Things White People Can Do to Help Ensure More Writers of Color Get Published

Calling Out America’s Racist, Broken Prison System

Why Exclusionary Racial Preferences Are Racist

Next Time Someone Wonders Why We’re Still Talking About Racism, Show Them This

Watch This ‘Hunger Games’ Star School Us All On Why Cornrows on White People Is Cultural Appropriation

5 Reasons Why Natural Disasters Screw Over People of Color

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If We Divide, We Don’t Conquer: 3 Reasons Why Feminists Need to Talk About Race

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Here Are the Real Reasons Why We White People Struggle to Admit That Racism Still Exists

Are You Suffering From Racial Discussion Fatigue? These 5 Hilarious Tips Will Help

Fear of the Free Black Child – Alternatives to Fear-Based Parenting Amid Police Violence

Ain’t I A Man: Being Black and Gay in a World that Honors Neither

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

No, Affirmative Action Isn’t Racist Against White People – And Here’s Why

Things Black Women with Natural Hair Are Tired of Being Told

3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Learning an Indigenous Language as a Non-Native

6 Amazing Acts of Resistance You Weren’t Taught About in US History Class

Where Are the Asian American Mental Health Stories?

How I Know the Body Positive Movement Will Never Be Mine to Claim

Stop Making Black People Fight Everyone’s Battles

JK Rowling’s Anti-Native ‘Magic’ Racism – And How Authors Can Do Diversity Better

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

Let’s Stop Pretending White People Can Be Objective on Racial Issues

10 Things Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask On a First Date

How to Ask Someone About Their Race

Why White People Saying the N-Word Isn’t the Same as Black People Saying ‘Cracker’