Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Fired
It took a Cleveland Police officer only a few seconds to decide to shoot 12-year-old Tamir Rice. It took the Cleveland officials nearly three years to fire the officer who killed him.
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Netflix and Chill Out, Y’all: A Review Of ‘Dear White People’
Before you get mad, you should actually watch the show.
Is It Fair to Accuse Filmmaker John Ridley of Erasing Black Women?
Academy Award-winning filmmaker and writer John Ridley has caused a stir by casting an Asian actress, Freida Pinto, at the center of his new Showtime series Guerrilla.
Words Of Wisdom From A Tech Activist Unicorn
Danielle Olson is getting her PhD in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. She’s also a black female activist. So what is it like being a minority of a minority at one of the most elite schools in the country?
Mixed Race
I’m not white. I’m also not not-white. So it’s fuzzy figuring out exactly what privileges I benefit from.
DISCUSSION: How Should Schools Address Privilege In The Classroom?
When you hear the word “privilege,” you might picture a super rich person wearing a tuxedo and eating caviar for breakfast. But it’s not just the “one percenters” who have privilege. Privilege is tied to your race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, immigration or health status.
UNTOLD: Generations of Feminism
I sat down with my mom and my great grandma to talk about feminism not knowing how much race plays into being a feminist or not being one.
Mixed Race Privilege?
Recently, commentator Sierra Fang-Horvath participated in a school-wide diversity exercise that revealed more than she ever expected.
Hopes For the Trump Era: What Teens Want
On the eve of Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress, the nation sits in anticipation to hear his agenda for his administration. But how will his plans affect the lives of youth across the country?