Race

The Supreme Court is deciding a case on whether, and how, universities may consider an applicant’s race when making admissions decisions.
Development & Education
What is affirmative action? Here are 4 essential reads.
Filmmaker Crystal Kwok speaks to a customer at shop featured in the film,"Blurring the Color Line."
Race
‘I want people to have uncomfortable conversations’: A new documentary explores Chinese and Black relations in the Jim Crow South
One of Joanne Lee Molinaro's recipes from The Korean Vegan
Food
The Korean Vegan reflects on food, family and life
A demonstrator holding a sign reading #GeorgeFloyd and #BLM marches near Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
In her new book, author Isabel Wilkerson, right, argues a caste system — not race — explains inequality in the United States.
Author Isabel Wilkerson: Caste, not race, is the ‘bones’ of inequality in the US
A woman's photo is superimposed on an illustrated image of the Brooklyn Bridge
Books
Author Mira Jacobs reflects on raising a brown boy in America today
Supporters cheer at a Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama.
Global Politics
Alabama’s deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America
White nationalists carry torches on the grounds of the University of Virginia, on the eve of a planned Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US August 11, 2017. Picture taken August 11, 2017.
Culture
How often have you dealt with racism? Her friends’ answers surprised her.
Leila Day (left) and Hana Baba (right), co-hosts of the podcast, The Stoop.
Culture
Creators of a new podcast are unpacking black identity
Author Scaachi Koul was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and is a culture writer at BuzzFeed.
Culture
White privilege in brown Canada
Jordan Edwards
Conflict
What we know so far about the police shooting of Jordan Edwards
Conflict
VIDEO: What’s the future of law enforcement in our communities? Experts weigh in on race and policing
Family
Global Politics
A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants’ rights
Negin Farsad's new book is called "How To Make White People Laugh."
Books
This Iranian American comic is facing down some of her toughest critics: Fellow Muslims
Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, left, and Marco Rubio, right, are Latino, but their experiences as such are different from a large number of the US' Latino population.
Global Politics
Would Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio do better if they were Afro-Latinos?
Gary Younge's new book is called A Day in the Death of America.
Books
One random day, 10 kids shot dead in America
People shopping in Los Angeles.
Belief
I’m white in Barcelona but in Los Angeles I’m Hispanic?
Revisiting Race, Criminal Justice and Health
Culture
What has — and has not changed — in the US when it comes to policy about race?
People waiting in a London Underground station.
Culture
Britain is nice and inoffensive, but doesn’t really talk about race
Children at a school picnic.
Culture
Primary school isn’t too soon to start breaking stereotypes. It’s the best time.
Culture
Are African immigrants African American?
University of Cape Town students.
Culture
Here’s how South African students talk about race and gender
Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.
Justice
How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil
Jack Andrade of Rio de Janeiro parades by a panel of judges for Miss Black Power Brazil. Judges included writers, designers, a university professor, and a model, who evaluated the candidates according to “diverse criteria, including political responsibili
Culture
Black Brazilian women are building up their power — and they’re even showing it with their hairstyle
Conflict & Justice
Your Take: Self-Identity as a Mixed Race American
Conflict & Justice
Over to you: what to call your mixed race identity
Students at COSAT
Development & Education
School Year Blog: Are South African Schools ‘Just Pushing Black Students Through The System’?
Summer in the Global Village: Trevor Noah, South Africa’s Comic Phenomenon
Is the Trayvon Martin Case an Example of Tension Between Black and Latino Communities?
Jay Smooth Talks About Talking About Race
Jay Smooth on How He Learned to Love Talking About Race
Conflict & Justice
Mamet’s ‘Race’
Arts, Culture & Media
A paler shade: defining ‘whiteness’
Global Politics
Does forgetting race make us (or Chris Matthews) post-racial?
Conflict & Justice
Shades of blackness: skin tone atters across America
Business, Economics and Jobs
Census Director Robert Groves on 2010 count
Conflict & Justice
Africans in New York
Conflict & Justice
Categorizing Chinese South Africans as black
Conflict & Justice
Immigration and skin color
Race, immigration, and the presidential election
Conflict & Justice
Your Take: Halle Berry, the ‘One-Drop Rule’ and Race in America