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America is hooked on the drug of white supremacy. We're paying for that today
The United States is in a tailspin. White supremacists are on the march – and have left a trail of…
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The Real History of American Immigration
Trump’s break with tradition may be good or bad, but it’s definitely different. The United States is currently experiencing a…
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A Brief History of What Happens When White Women Are Killed by Cops in America
Justine Damond was, by all accounts, the sort of woman who couldn’t help but nurture and protect the life around…
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The Church’s Role in Keeping White Supremacy Alive
There are many things which we can get around if we try, but it is hard to escape the religious…
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‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, and not merely because of the…
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RAW Book Review: Home
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela Home by Toni Morrison is a well-crafted and well thought out mini novel. This…
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Black Panther has some impressive superpowers—solving cultural appropriation isn’t one of them
In less than two minutes, Marvel Studios generated international hype with the release of the Black Panther trailer. The film…
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Stunning photo series celebrates the complex identity of LGBTQ Africans
An ongoing photo series tells the complex stories of LGBTQ Africans, encouraging the celebration of two identities many believe are at…
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Contrary to Popular Belief, the Blues Were Not Born on the Mississippi Delta
The blues was born in the Mississippi Delta, fathered by black men who sang and played guitars, and these men…
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The Heart of Whiteness: Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black
I’m sitting across from Rachel Dolezal, and she looks… white. Not a little white, not racially ambiguous. Dolezal looks really,…
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African Americans don't sleep as well as whites, an inequality stretching back to slavery
When we study racial inequality, we tend to consider factors that affect people while they are awake. Differential access to…
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The Purpose Of Education
By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Morehouse College Student Paper, The Maroon Tiger, in 1947 As I engage in the…
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