Money and race divide Brown students into cliques. Brown promised us upon admission that we would connect with individuals of various backgrounds; however, merely placing us on the same campus and expecting us to intentionally seek out people of diff...
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Money and race divide Brown students into cliques. Brown promised us upon admission that we would connect with individuals of various backgrounds; however, merely placing us on the same campus and expecting us to intentionally seek out people of diff...
Red hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. These are the features that people tend to associate with Ariel from Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. The casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming new live-action version of the fil...
Red hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. These are the features that people tend to associate with Ariel from Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. The casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming new live-action version of the fil...
Museums are often seen as celebrations of culture and collective memory, but their colonialist histories and racist practices are seldom discussed. A wave of movements to “decolonize museums” has gained traction in recent years, sweeping through ...
Museums are often seen as celebrations of culture and collective memory, but their colonialist histories and racist practices are seldom discussed. A wave of movements to “decolonize museums” has gained traction in recent years, sweeping through ...
In 2014—for the first time ever—pupils of color accounted for more than half of the pupils in public schools. This demographic shift, however, is notably absent in the teacher workforce. In the 2015–16 school year, 80.1 percent of public scho...
In 2014—for the first time ever—pupils of color accounted for more than half of the pupils in public schools. This demographic shift, however, is notably absent in the teacher workforce. In the 2015–16 school year, 80.1 percent of public scho...
Quavo, a rapper from the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, wants a featured verse on the United States’ national anthem. A Migos fan started a petition for Quavo—arguably one of the most popular musicians in America at the moment, frequently dominating...
Quavo, a rapper from the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, wants a featured verse on the United States’ national anthem. A Migos fan started a petition for Quavo—arguably one of the most popular musicians in America at the moment, frequently dominating...
Misunderstandings and failures of communication have long plagued social activism and its subsequent role in political discourse. Important conversations about race, gender, and more often get bogged down by a lack of accurate knowledge from one or m...
Misunderstandings and failures of communication have long plagued social activism and its subsequent role in political discourse. Important conversations about race, gender, and more often get bogged down by a lack of accurate knowledge from one or m...
There’s no denying that the US education system is trigger-happy when it comes to passing out suspensions. According to some reports, 1 in 3 students in America are suspended at some point between kindergarten and 12th grade. In 2011, enough stude...
There’s no denying that the US education system is trigger-happy when it comes to passing out suspensions. According to some reports, 1 in 3 students in America are suspended at some point between kindergarten and 12th grade. In 2011, enough stude...
The week before the US presidential election, then-Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine made history by delivering the first presidential campaign speech conducted entirely in Spanish. “No hablo español perfectamente,” he began, adop...
The week before the US presidential election, then-Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine made history by delivering the first presidential campaign speech conducted entirely in Spanish. “No hablo español perfectamente,” he began, adop...
Every year, the front three or four rows of the Dolby Theater, the permanent home of the Academy Awards, are reserved for nominees, past winners and their dates. As the lights dim the ceremony begins, and when the stars take their seats, the faces of...
Every year, the front three or four rows of the Dolby Theater, the permanent home of the Academy Awards, are reserved for nominees, past winners and their dates. As the lights dim the ceremony begins, and when the stars take their seats, the faces of...
The challenge of accessing higher education doesn’t disappear with the arrival of a college acceptance letter. Even those fortunate enough to gain admission to college are not necessarily guaranteed full access for a number of reasons — some stu...
The challenge of accessing higher education doesn’t disappear with the arrival of a college acceptance letter. Even those fortunate enough to gain admission to college are not necessarily guaranteed full access for a number of reasons — some stu...