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How We’re Taking on Anti-Black Racism in Puerto Rico
“We have been erased from our own history.”
By Gloriann Sacha Antonetty and Alexandra-Marie Figueroa Miranda
Karens Being Karens: White Women Need to Stop Using the Term
“The second white women caught on, things became less fun.”
By Malavika Kannan
It's Time to End White Politics
"Nobody owns this movement; we all can claim a piece."
By Samhita Mukhopadhyay
If Black Lives Matter, Then Black Living Must Also Matter
We must create a world where Black people can run, swim, drive, shop, rest, and live without fear.
By Taja-Nia Henderson
Most Congressional Interns Are Still White
Get your own house in order!
By James Jones and Carlos Mark Vera
The ‘Art World’ Can’t Exist in a Decolonized Future
“If you take away imperial plunder, what else do you have to offer?”
By Angie Jaime
Civil Rights Nostalgia Can’t End Racism
From Reagan to now, it's a phenomenon that's continued for years.
By Gerald Nesmith
Ashley Nicole Williams on How Experiencing Racism Shaped Her Life
“A high school classmate I thought was a ‘friend’ texted me a picture of the KKK.”
By Ashley Nicole Williams
Asian Americans Must Go Beyond Apologizing for Anti-Black Racism
Guilt won’t change the world.
By Annie Geng
Halsey Perfectly Explained White-Passing Privilege
“Nobody is gonna kill me based on my skin color.”
By Brittney McNamara
How Latinx People Can Fight Anti-Black Racism
While Black and Latinx culture can overlap, there’s a moment where our shared experiences diverge: walking through life as a visibly Black person in America.
By Angie Jaime
This Is the Real Story Behind the East St. Louis "Race Riots"
Many of the same struggles for political freedom, recognition, and autonomy alive in 1917 still exist today.
By Jenn M. Jackson
The Coronavirus Is Killing Black Americans in Alarming Numbers
This op-ed argues that we need to talk about race when we talk about this pandemic.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Racism Is Taking a Physical Toll on Young Black People
Black adolescents experience racial discrimination five times a day — often online.
By Jameelah Nasheed
We’re Black Women Who Want Social Change — We’re Voting for Bernie
These activists say there’s an “erasure” of Sanders's Black supporters.
By Teen Vogue Staff
I Support Elizabeth Warren Because She Owns Up to Her Mistakes
“For the first time in over 15 years of community organizing and activism, I witnessed a political leader take responsibility.”
By Charlene Carruthers
Democrats Love Black Women — Until It's Time to Elect Us
We’re the party’s strongest voting bloc. So help us out.
By Kina Collins
The Controversy Over Dorms for Minority College Students, Explained
Many students say these spaces foster community. Critics call them a form of segregation.
By Mary Retta
Black and Brown Politicians Led the Way on Impeaching Trump
Maxine Waters opens up about how Congress finally got on board with impeachment.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades
The 19th Amendment Only Really Helped White Women
But women of color were critical to the amendment’s passage.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse