Raceinamerica

Moved. That’s all I’m gonna say for now.

On Color-blindness and the Myth of Not Seeing Race

ALL PLAYERS MATTER

There is a video game that you can’t quit once you start. The players with the highest points and the most tokens are the…

As a person who has always fought against racism and prejudice. My heart sinks a little when I read articles that infer that people should stick to their own ethnic circle.

The whole point of anti racism is that we don’t use colour to group ourselves. I’m proud of being who I am, but my mixed ethnicity is just a part of the…

Re: White America’s Broken Heart

NYT Op Ed By Charles M. Blow

Morning Mr. Blow,

This latest piece of yours really struck a chord with me. It speaks to a pervading shared mindset | dialogue that a lot of my ‘social network’ are unpackaging and deconstructing.

I can relate to your story and find it so real, and so troubling. My husband was incarcerated six months ago in federal prison. He took a plea deal after 15 years of harassment while trying to run a healthcare company in Texas. He is not guilty but he gave up and was coaxed into a deal by the prosecutor. This happened so suddenly and has devastated…

Reflection on Charleston Church Massacre

Wednesday, driving through South Carolina, I was pulled over by a cop. Everything went fine. About an hour after the interaction I stopped feeling sick and everything seemed to be going back to normal. No big deal. Life went on.

Navigating the American Dream

The first time I told someone that I was from India, they exclaimed,”Wow this might have been quite a…

The most diverse cities in the West

The last on our series about the most diverse cities in America is here. We have explored the…

A new awakening for the human rights movement

In the ten days since inauguration, we have been barraged with severe human rights rollbacks set in motion by Mr. Backlash Trump’s executive pen. His strategy — one that features erratic behavior, blatant lies, and malevolent action — is designed to…