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White text reading "BLACK WOMEN ANIMATE" with play button logo and film reel embedded in letters on black background
Sameer Rao  Oct 12, 2018 3:01PM EDT

Black Women Animate Partners with Cartoon Network for Boot Camp

The group is working to get Black women in the door in the animation industry.
Roberto Clemente. Illustration of Black Latinx man in black and tan baseball uniform holding brown baseball bat in front of black text reading "GOOGLE" and a red white and blue Puerto Rican flag on tan image of Puerto Rico
Sameer Rao  Oct 12, 2018 1:54PM EDT

Google Doodle Celebrates Latinx Baseball Legend Roberto Clemente

Clemente’s batting prowess and humanitarian work made him a hero to sports fans long before he became the first Latinx player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Colin Kaepernick. Black man with black afro and beard stands in black suit with black t-shirt and necklace while holding glass award behind black microphone and stand and in front of blue and brown background and grey letters that read "Sports Illustrated
Sameer Rao  Oct 11, 2018 3:45PM EDT

Colin Kaepernick and Bryan Stevenson Honored With Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Medal

The award celebrates contributions to Black culture across various fields.
Hasan Minhaj. Brown man with black hair and beard smiles while holding black and grey microphone and wearing blue shirt in front of purple and blue and orange screen
Sameer Rao  Oct 11, 2018 2:32PM EDT

Time Honors Hasan Minhaj and More 'Next Generation Leaders'

The magazine features Minhaj alongside Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Amandla Stenberg and other rising stars fighting for change.
Colson Whitehead. Black man with black dredlocs and glasses in navy shirt and black jacket in front of beige and black painting in gold frame on beige wall
Sameer Rao  Oct 11, 2018 12:36PM EDT

Colson Whitehead's Next Novel Explores Abuse of Black Boys at Reform School

“The Nickel Boys” will draw on the true story of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, where many Black students died from ritual abuse.
A man waves down to rescue crew as he tries to leave the area after he was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Ayana Byrd  Oct 11, 2018 11:36AM EDT

Flooded Coastal Communities No Safer After Being Rebuilt With FEMA Dollars

A failure to consider climate change guarantees that towns and residents stay vulnerable in post-hurricane recovery efforts.
Red and white house exterior on green lawn and gray driveway surrounded by green and brown trees
Sameer Rao  Oct 10, 2018 5:22PM EDT

John and Alice Coltrane's Long Island Home Deemed 'National Treasure'

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s new designation builds on its work with the Coltrane family and supporters to restore the home. 
Red, white and blue sign says "Vote here" with an arrow and an American flag
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 10, 2018 5:09PM EDT

What You Need to Know About the Voter ID Law SCOTUS Refused to End

Native Americans say the North Dakota law was designed to keep them from the polls and violates the Voting Rights Act, the U.S. Constitution and the state Constitution. The Supreme Court just declined to get involved.
A Black man wearing a white T-shirt that says "Tamir Rice Only" in black ink speaks at a protest
Bakari Kitwana  Oct 10, 2018 4:33PM EDT

Tamir Rice's Mom Wants to Know Why Another Ohio PD Hired the Troubled Cop Who Killed Her Son (Updated)

Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, was offered a new police job at another Ohio department. Rice’s mother, Samaria, is demanding answers.
Jafar and Iago in Disney's Aladdin. Brown man in black and red turban and tunic grimaces as red bird sits on shoulder in front of blue and gold and brown background
Sameer Rao  Oct 10, 2018 4:02PM EDT

REPORT: 100 Years of Hollywood Islamophobia

A new report from the Pop Culture Collaborative details depictions of Muslims on screen—what the entertainment industry must do to uplift Muslim narratives that don’t damage the community.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Black man with grey goatee smiles while wearing brown shirt and blue and black checkered blazer in front of orange and black background
Sameer Rao  Oct 10, 2018 3:08PM EDT

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Leads John Henry Movie for Netflix

Johnson calls the folk hero his childhood favorite, but some are upset that a darker actor isn’t playing the part.
White marble building with columns and statue of someone holding an unfurled scroll, bright blue sky in the background
Ayana Byrd  Oct 10, 2018 1:36PM EDT

Judge Rules Indian Child Welfare Act Unconstitutional

When the law was passed in 1978, about a third of Native children were being forced into foster care and adoption.
Border Patrol Agents Detain Migrants Near US-Mexico Border
Alfonso Serrano  Oct 10, 2018 12:47PM EDT

With Detention Centers at Capacity, ICE Begins Releasing Immigrant Families

Unable to keep up with case files at the Arizona-Mexico border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing apprehended immigrants to churches and other nonprofits.
Jane Fonda and Patrisse Khan-Cullors. White woman in navy suit and red sweater holds hands with Black woman in grey dress with black arm tattoos and raised fist, in front of grey background
Sameer Rao  Oct 9, 2018 5:10PM EDT

Harper's Bazaar Celebrates Patrisse Cullors, Other #WomenWhoDare

The magazine’s new conversation series highlights six people pushing for social justice through arts and media.
Mural depicting White man with blue eyes in White shirt holding hands of Indigenous and Latinx man without faces and in green and red shirts, respectively, in front of brown desert sand and blue sky
Sameer Rao  Oct 9, 2018 3:33PM EDT

University of New Mexico May Remove Murals that Ignore Indigenous POV

University leadership recommends covering four murals that center and celebrate White colonizers and marginalize Native and Latinx contributions and resistance.
Latinx woman receives an injection
Ayana Byrd  Oct 9, 2018 2:17PM EDT

Increased HPV Vaccine Age Limit Could Save Black, Latinx Lives

A disproportionate number of people of color develop HPV-related cancers.
Activists Demonstrate Against President's Immigration Policies
Alfonso Serrano  Oct 9, 2018 2:09PM EDT

Citing Racial Bias, Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Terminating TPS

A district judge extends protection from deportation for some 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, Nicaragua and Haiti.
Janet Jackson. Black woman with brown hair in black dress in front of charcoal wall with white text and man with black cell phone
Sameer Rao  Oct 9, 2018 11:59AM EDT

Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan Earn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Noms

They join LL Cool J and members of Rufus and Rage Against the Machine on the new list of prospective inductees of color.
Redbone. Black and white photograph of five Indigenous and Latinx men in multicolored clothing in front of grey background
Sameer Rao  Oct 8, 2018 11:00AM EDT

Livestream Los Angeles' First Official Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration

The United States’ largest city to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day marks its first official commemoration with a series of events, including a concert by rock band Redbone.
A demonstrator holds up a red, black and white poster that reads "Nope."
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 6, 2018 3:58PM EDT

Senate Votes to Place Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court

Activists disrupted the proceedings as Vice President Mike Pence called for the vote.