In 1970, 23 Native activists scaled the presidential monument and renamed it "Crazy Horse Mountain" in protest of the U.S. government's control of land it previously granted to the Sioux. Share ...

"'One Drop' was about me literally trying to dig into the other side of Blackness." ...

There have been many opportunities to put into practice the messages, drawn from the natural world, of brown's latest book. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on race, power and ...

In the record-breaking musical "Hamilton," Anthony Ramos plays not one but two American colonial figures who happen to be White. Below, the Puerto Rican 24-year-old from Brooklyn explains how he came ...

Mollena Williams is gregarious, the kind of woman who makes a point of saying, “How are you today?” to the Walgreens cashier. She has a short afro and laughs easily. She works as an administrative ...

Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman is an assistant professor of theology and African American religion at Yale University Divinity School. She served as assistant minister of the historic Abyssinian Baptist ...

In July, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 30th anniversary since becoming law on July 26, 1990. The ADA made it illegal to discriminate against anyone who is disabled, and much ...

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The New York Times looks at how Grays Ferry joined the environmental racism movement in order to save its residents lives. Share ...

Ever wish you could help White people recognize the privilege they enjoy and how it impacts people of color? A new video campaign from the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) aims to do just that.

As you know, the video for Beyoncé Knowles' "Formation" does the most, from invoking police violence, to flashing back to Hurricane Katrina, to celebrating Blue Ivy's adorable afro. Here, Yaba Blay, a ...

As world leaders gather for climate talks on one side of town, Roberto Lovato visits the other, where the turmoil of climate change threatens hearts and minds, too.