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Education | Cyrena Gawuga
New student loan forgiveness measures must include the disabled
A disability-sensitive debt relief program would benefit anyone facing hiring biases, unemployment, or changes in health status.

Culture | Frederick Joseph
Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, and the grace owed across cultures
When a Black person missteps in grasping cultural complexities, we aren’t handed teachable moments, but indictments.

The Big Picture | Jesús Marrero Suárez, Melena Rodriguez, Emily Stevenson, Michael Walsh, and Youmna Sukkar
Climate change is exacerbating racial inequities. Boston is trying to change that.
Historically redlined Black and Brown communities have less tree cover and higher temperatures today.

The Big Picture | Jeff Inglis and Alex LaSalvia
Black and Latino pedestrians face a higher risk of death while walking
Our analysis found more pedestrian deaths in diverse neighborhoods. Freeways have long been pushed through Black neighborhoods, but coordinated action can reduce harm.

Health | Amanda Joy Calhoun
What if doctors wore body cameras?
Body camera footage is linked to reduced police brutality. If it might do the same for the racism and medical brutality Black patients face, it’s worth a try.

Criminal Legal System | Yoruba Richen and Rebecca Richman Cohen
The Cognitive Dissonance of Brock Turner
The recall of Judge Aaron Persky over his sentencing of the 2016 sexual assault case resulted in harsher prison sentences for Black and Brown people for any crime, and is the subject of the film “The Recall: Reframed.”

Culture | Phillipe Copeland
How to tell if a film or TV Show is antiracist
While conversations about representation are essential, we also need to talk about the way racism itself is portrayed. The stories we tell can help solve the problem — or can perpetuate it.

Video | Aya Shabu
Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood
Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.

The Big Picture | Gaurav J. Pathania
Caste should not be part of the ‘American Dream’
Caste could become the newest protected class in Seattle’s anti-discrimination law. More lawmakers need to follow suit to prevent this system of rigid hierarchy from taking root in the U.S. and protect the rights of lower-caste South Asian immigrants.

Culture | Audra Simpson
Indigenous identity theft must stop
Once again, a scholar vaulted to a position of power and influence through a claimed Indigenous descent has been revealed to be a White woman. The overdue embrace of Native voices is being co-opted while real Native women still suffer, facing a disproportionate number of murders and disappearances.

THE TALK | VIDEO
A letter to my White sons
Joanna Schroeder on the talk she has with her White sons breaking down the red flags of White nationalism.

Culture | May-lee Chai
Remembering Vincent: The unsilenced
I remember when Vincent Chin was murdered in the summer of 1982. I was horrified that two White men had beaten Vincent to death in public in front of witnesses. It showed me the kind of power White men had in America. They could kill a Chinese man with impunity.