Popular Articles

  1. You shouldn’t need a Harvard degree to survive birdwatching while Black

    Often, when an innocent black person is harassed (or worse), people (usually white people) reinforce the black person’s innocence by noting their educat...
  2. 3 cognitive biases perpetuating racism at work - and how to overcome them

    "Change systems not individuals." This notion is the primary take away from this piece by Adwoa Bagalini who draws attention to common cognitive biases ...
  3. The Case for Reparations

    A collection of historic documentations and narratives that tell the case for reparations in parts. It reads in segments, almost like a lawyer’s brief, ...
  4. Who Owns Denver’s Black Lives Matter Movement?

    The author engages in an introspection discussion surrounding the Black Lives Matter Movement and how its mission is interpreted by a primarily white co...
  5. Black reparations and the racial wealth gap

    Mullen and Darity give a little historical context before highlighting and answering some common questions about reparations. They also describe the tot...
  6. Reparations – Has the Time Finally Come?

    Taifa describes her own history in the black reparations movement in this blog post on the ACLU website.  She illustrates some of the leaders of the mov...
  7. 10 Ways Orgs Can Show Up for Black Lives Without Exploiting 'Black Lives Matter'

    Sunshine Muse provides pointed directives to encourage white led organizations to go beyond performative allyship. Sunshine reports that limited change ...
  8. 1619

    The 1619 Project and its accompanying podcast "1619" aim to show how the the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans play a key...
  9. The case for reparations for Black Americans

    Host Fred Dews interviews authors Ray and Perry about their paper on why reparations for black Americans are necessary. Ray and Perry present their argu...
  10. What is the role for white people working for racial justice in this current period?

    This statement provides four basic steps for white people to take as part of their anti-racism work, explains why each is important, and encourages whit...