social justice
Put on a Zoot Suit: Modern-Day Xenophobia Rekindles a Chicano Theatre Classic
The Sleepy Lagoon Trial sprang out of a climate of strong anti-Mexican sentiment in 1940s southern California, and most of the astounding details of the defendants’ violated due process in Zoot Suit are true to life
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Don’t Touch My Crown: The Failure of Decapitation and the Power of Black Women’s Resistance
In 2017, Afro-Colombian human rights activist Emilsen Manyoma was decapitated. Did you hear about it?
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The Sugar of Black Cool: Pepsi’s Botched Commercial Is Just One Problem in the Web of Food Justice
If the primary response to the Pepsi commercial doesn’t center on youth of color, we’re all missing the point.
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No One Looks For Black Girls
In the month of March, over a dozen Black and Latino teens went missing without any notice from the national news.
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What Just Happened?: A Day Without A Woman
Don’t assume that one person’s strike bolsters another person’s freedom.
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Material Acts: Chilean Embroiderers Record Memory Stitch-by-Stitch
From a piece of a baby’s onesie, one woman imagines a banner. From the ragged scrap of a dress, another imagines a downtown protest. Using bits and pieces of fabric, these embroiderers construct elaborate scenes from their everyday lives and their country’s history.
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Fear of an Immigrant Nation: How Many Generations Until We Are Considered Americans?
When there are no imagined external threats left to blame a country’s problems on, who will count as American then?
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My President Loves to Read
When Obama talks about the power and meaning that he has gleaned from books, I hear the words of every person I’ve ever known who loves to read.
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Serena Williams Got Engaged to Reddit's Cofounder: Why Bigots, Black Men, and Feminists Care
At some point during the past decade, Hollywood decided that mixed couples just aren’t controversial anymore. The reality tells a different story.
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Jeff Sessions is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Jeff Sessions’s strategy at his confirmation hearing was to approach every question with a nice voice and a smile, praise for his questioners, careful phrasing, and a conveniently foggy memory.
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