Why the AP’s Choice to Drop the I-Word Is a Crucial Victory
by Rinku Sen on April 3 2013, 8:29AM
Because the deliberately divisive and willfully inaccurate term has stood in the way of real discussion for too long.
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VideoWhy the AP’s Choice to Drop the I-Word Is a Crucial Victory
by Rinku Sen on April 3 2013, 8:29AM
Because the deliberately divisive and willfully inaccurate term has stood in the way of real discussion for too long.
Wanna Get Involved in the Coming Immigration Reform Fight? Here’s How
by Julianne Hing on February 1 2013, 9:27AM
We’re entering into the biggest discussion we’ve had about immigration in generations. Elected officials and lobbyists can’t be the only people to speak up.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform
Facing Race 2012 Bonus: Junot Díaz’s Press Conversation [Video]
by Channing Kennedy on December 31 2012, 9:31AM
We cracked open the Facing Race vaults to share another Junot Diaz video. Call it a New Year’s gift for your brain, from us!
Topics: Facing Race 2012
For Our 2013 New Year’s Resolutions, the Personal Is Political
by Jamilah King on December 28 2012, 9:09AM
Wrestling with systemic problems means also making personal changes, big and small. Here’s a few of our own efforts for 2013.
Topics: 2013, Arts & Culture
Facing Race 2012: ‘Race and Gender in the 21st Century’ [Video]
by Channing Kennedy on November 30 2012, 8:57AM
Couldn’t make it to Facing Race 2012? Watch the full 70-minute plenary session on race, gender and the spaces in between.
Topics: Facing Race 2012, Gender & Sexuality
Facing Race 2012: ‘Now What? Debriefing the Election and Talking Governance’ [Video]
by Channing Kennedy on November 29 2012, 8:53AM
Couldn’t make it to Facing Race 2012? Watch the full 70-minute plenary session on what political power should look like in the space between elections.
Topics: Facing Race 2012, Politics
Facing Race 2012: ‘Culture Trumps Politics: Or Does It?’ [Video]
by Channing Kennedy on November 28 2012, 10:12AM
Couldn’t make it to Facing Race 2012? Watch the full 70-minute plenary session on the role art plays in powering a movement.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Facing Race 2012, Politics
Dear President Obama, Stop Deporting People. Thanks.
by Rinku Sen on November 21 2012, 9:44AM
Rinku Sen’s holiday homework: Join a letter writing campaign to interrupt the president’s record-setting pace of deportation.
Topics: Immigration, Rinku Sen
Racial Justice Can Be Fun — And We’ve Got the Pictures to Prove It [Reader Forum]
by Nia King on November 19 2012, 9:50AM
Weren’t able to join us for Facing Race in Baltimore? Not a problem. Here’s a quick rundown of some key takeaways.
Topics: Facing Race 2012
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