Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Race
10/02/2021
Kwame Anthony Appiah: Rethinking Identity
Kwame Anthony Appiah and Yascha Mounk discuss how to strengthen the human bonds that allow diverse democracies to flourish.
09/27/2021
Meet The First 2 Black Women To Be Inducted Into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been around for nearly five decades but hasn't included any Black women in its ranks — until now.
09/24/2021
Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories
Tens of thousands of Black girls and women go missing every year. Last year, that figure was nearly 100,000. Yet their cases hardly ever grab national headlines. A journalist in California is doing what she can to try to change that, by telling as many of their stories as she can — and hopefully helping them get the justice they deserve.
09/17/2021
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors
An inscription above the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone National Park reads: "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
09/10/2021
U.S. Approval of Interracial Marriage at New High of 94%
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adults now approve of marriages between Black people and White people, up from 87% in the prior reading from 2013. The current figure marks a new high in Gallup's trend, which spans more than six decades. Just 4% approved when Gallup first asked the question in 1958.
09/19/2021
Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution
Many outdated provisions have long since been invalidated, but the language that was specifically intended to enshrine white supremacy has remained.
09/18/2021
Digital records from 19th Century give Black families a glimpse of their ancestry
Millions of Freedmen’s Bureau records have become newly available, helping to break down a barrier to history that many Black families couldn't access.
09/09/2021
The practical way this tech company is fighting racist algorithms
Pinterest’s new technology builds on the company’s efforts to establish a more inclusive product experience.
08/17/2021
Real Estate Industry Works to Change Its Ways
Reckoning with its historical role in promoting racism in homeownership, real estate professionals are rewriting rules and working to help increase Black homeownership.
08/17/2021
Black women are finally shattering the glass ceiling in dance
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell knows how it feels to be the only Black dancer in the dressing room.
08/16/2021
Opinion: White fear is the wrong way to tell the Census story
A significant part of the current political and racial divides in the United States has been fueled by reports that America will become a majority-minority country within our lifetimes.
07/15/2021