Category: GROUP IDENTITY
Why We Need More Close Interracial Friendships (And Why We’re Bad At Them)
The sad reality is that, as adults, we tend to be racially segregated in our friendships, just as we are in our neighborhoods. While interracial frien [...]
Coronavirus Forcing Many Women and People of Color to Retire
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many older U.S. workers into early retirement, with women and men of color exiting the nation's labor force at dis [...]
How One of America’s Whitest Cities Became the Center of the B.L.M Protests
In a state with a brutal racist history, the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Ore., have been overwhelmingly attended by white demonstrators. [...]
Here Are Seven Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Connected to Slavery
As protesters across the United States continue calling for an end to police brutality and racial injustice, organizations are coming to terms with th [...]
Young Workers Hit Hardest by COVID
COVID-19 restrictions has caused an unemployment boom in the country that’s rivaled only by the Great Depression nearly a century ago. People from [...]
44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country
In my years as a mental health reporter and editor, I’ve been heartened to slowly see the collection of mental health resources for Black people start [...]
Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak continues to have far-reaching health and economic consequences for the American public. But for many, especially Black and A [...]
Amid Social Justice Protests, Another Wave of Reckonings Hits the Restaurant Industry
In several cities, chefs are using social media to share worker stories of racism, sexism, and toxic workplaces
The Black Lives Matter movement has [...]
Viral Photo Shows Line of White Women Between Police, Black Protesters at Rally
East Oakland activist John Jones III has a request for white people who want to show their support at demonstrations against racism: “Don’t hold up a [...]
Zooming’ While Black During the Pandemic
Videoconferencing from our private spaces opens a lens on cultural authenticity, professional image, workplace code-switching and white privilege. Rea [...]