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Although millions voted to put her face on the bill in an online poll, many still don’t know the story of her life and the role faith played in it.
US cities began naming streets in Black neighborhoods for Martin Luther King Jr. after his 1968 assassination. Researchers studying these areas 50 years later found entrenched deprivation.
The church has played a vital role in America’s civil rights struggle. It was the spiritual home to MLK, to the generations that shaped the vision of the late civil rights leader, and now to Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Pointing out the benefits of white privilege has become a racial justice rallying cry, but associating ‘white’ with ‘privilege’ in the classroom can harm academic performance among students of color.
Black people are skeptical about the new vaccines for many reasons. If public health leaders told the full story, maybe there’d be a higher chance that Black people would want to take the vaccine.
The influential civil rights group got its start following a wave of brutal white-led violence against Black people in Springfield, Illinois.
For his first presidential Thanksgiving, George Washington aimed to pull his country together in the face of the many internal divisions that could yank it apart.
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
Is the public education that Ruby Bridges fought to integrate a relic of the past?
President Trump’s image of the suburbs is filled with white people; he wants their votes. But there is another contingent of suburban residents: African Americans, and they’re not in his corner.
By removing Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to each league’s MVP, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America acknowledged Landis’ role in upholding segregation.
Racial, ethnic and class inequities regarding gifted and talented services are found in most school districts.
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
Black and Asian American communities have been portrayed as in opposition to each other. Multiracial Kamala Harris, both Asian American and Black, represents the potential for coalition building.
While the debates about Kamala Harris’ multiraciality may seem new, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile mixed-race people in the US have received about their racial identities.
Both Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.
A landmark study shows chronic stress from racism can lead to loss of brain function in African American women.
In principle, white Americans support efforts to end racism. But in practice, they have long been unwilling to support the fundamental change needed to do that. Will this year’s events change that?
The health care inequities suffered by Black Americans today began centuries ago.
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Communications, Elon University
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Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of History, Morehouse College
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
