Race and Ethnicity

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How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis

Parents are losing their kids as they struggle to navigate bureaucracies upended by the pandemic.

Mar 15, 2021 / Michelle Chen

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So What the Hell Is Race Norming? So What the Hell Is Race Norming?

Former NFL players accuse the league of racial bias in how it doles out concussion settlement money. Their suit has exposed a practice that belongs in history’s trash can.

Mar 12, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West

China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price

The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kali Holloway

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The Acquittal of Derek Chauvin Has Already Begun The Acquittal of Derek Chauvin Has Already Begun

The jury selection process, which started this week, shows how the cop who killed George Floyd can, and likely will, win.

Mar 11, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Stacey Plaskett’s ‘How Dare You?’ Indictment Demolished a Dog-Whistling Republican

Stacey Plaskett’s ‘How Dare You?’ Indictment Demolished a Dog-Whistling Republican Stacey Plaskett’s ‘How Dare You?’ Indictment Demolished a Dog-Whistling Republican

After Glenn Grothman claimed advocates for Black lives don’t like “the old-fashioned family,” Plaskett gave him no quarter.

Mar 11, 2021 / John Nichols

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This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever This Was My Most Privileged Year Ever

While Covid-19 destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans, I was able to leverage every ounce of privilege I have to make this year work.

Mar 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19 Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19

To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.

Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Imani Perry

We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People

We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People

Fertility treatments should not just be a luxury for a privileged class.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Andre M. Perry

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What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids

Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux

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