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Imprecise Federal Racial Categories Damage More Than Just Data
The Office of Management and Budget was formed in 1970 to help “serve the President of the United States in implementing his vision...
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Apr 20, 20165 min read


Unfair and Lovely: The No Filter Approach to Natural Skin Color
One hashtag, three words: #unfairandlovely. Although the phrase seems minimal, the “Unfair and Lovely” campaign, started by University of...
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Apr 14, 20165 min read


Borders and Identities
For the last several months, borders have been at the forefront of politics and culture: Donald Trump infamously promised to erect a wall...
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Apr 7, 20164 min read


The Elusive Nature of the Hispanic Category
By 2060, 115 percent more Americans will be of Hispanic origin than in 2015. Consequently, pundits identify “the Hispanic vote” as the...
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Apr 2, 20167 min read


Race, Sports, and the Aftermath of Super Bowl 50
Super Bowl 50 was widely criticized as a tedious and underwhelming culmination of the 2015 season. The game drew three million fewer...
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Mar 15, 20165 min read


Beyond the Oscars: Probing the Unrepresentative Film Industry
Every year, the front three or four rows of the Dolby Theater, the permanent home of the Academy Awards, are reserved for nominees, past...
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Mar 1, 20167 min read


Changing Hearts and Laws: The Political Efficacy of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
The last three years on Twitter have been dominated by the growing import and presence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, an...
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Nov 17, 20155 min read


One Step On A Long Road: The EPA and Environmental Justice
On September 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new rules to improve air quality in areas surrounding oil refineries...
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Oct 21, 20156 min read


Police and Democracy: An Unchecked Force
On September 17, New York Times columnist Charles Blow addressed a full crowd at Brown in a colloquium titled “The New Civil Rights...
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Oct 18, 20156 min read


Protected or Not? Washington Redskins and Free Speech
The battle over the derogatory term, Redskins, ballooned into a fight over freedom of speech last month when the American Civil Liberties...
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Apr 20, 20155 min read


What’s in a Name? The Legacy of Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town
For the past few weeks, students at the University of Cape Town have been demonstrating in protest of the Cecil Rhodes statue situated...
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Apr 19, 20153 min read


Taking A Stand On the Stand Your Ground Law
Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) is having another go at overturning the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. On...
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Apr 7, 20154 min read


To Live and Die In Dixie: History and Reality In the Deep South
The flag of South Carolina is a white palm tree against a blue background, meant to represent liberty, heroics and independence emulated...
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Mar 20, 20155 min read


The Commons’ Cost: The Price Native Americans Pay for America’s National Parks
March 1st is the official anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant’s creation of the National Parks Service, begun with Yellowstone in...
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Mar 15, 20155 min read


What the UNC Chapel Hill Shootings Tell Us About Hate Crimes in the United States
On February 10, 2015, three college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, were shot dead. Deah Barakat was a 23-year-old student at...
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Mar 1, 20155 min read


The Political Relevancy of Political Correctness
Jonathan Chait’s recent article in New York Magazine asserts that “political correctness” is the downfall of political discourse....
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Feb 26, 20154 min read


Is your Sri Lankan a Filipino? The Case of Sri Lankan Domestic Workers
“Srilankitak filipiniyeh?” asked a young schoolboy to one of his classmates. This question literally means, “Is your Sri Lankan a...
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Oct 31, 20145 min read


Latin@ Celebrities’ Impact on American Politics
“First letter of Cuba, is an open letter [sic] / Born in Miami, right on time / Scarface, El Mariel, Cuban crime [sic] / Here’s the...
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Oct 25, 20144 min read


Debasing Basketball: Using Racism to Turn a Profit
A new piece of wreckage recently floated onto the NBA’s shore, riding the waves of racism that emerged from the Donald Sterling debacle....
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Sep 29, 20144 min read


Solidarity for (All) Women, Please
Today is February 27 and although it may not be apparent, we are at a transition of immense significance. As we move from Black History...
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Feb 26, 20142 min read
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