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Education
Many States Don’t Require Schools to Teach Sex Ed. A New Bill Hopes to Change That
Aug 25, 2023 REAHYA would provide $100 million in funding from 2024 to 2029 for both K-12 schools and higher education institutions to teach comprehensive sex ed.
Arts & Culture
The Beautiful and Disconcerting Climate Art of Luciana Abait
Aug 11, 2023
TD Original
Ralph Yarl’s Blues
Apr 24, 2023 The teenage jazz musician learned the American history his state doesn't want to teach him.
Race
What Black Americans Say Is Needed To Overcome Racial Inequality
Feb 1, 2023 Five key findings from a Pew Research Center survey.
Race
You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught
Jan 25, 2023 How U.S. History Textbooks and Prominent American Universities Justified Slavery, Perpetuated Racial Stereotypes and Promoted White Supremacy.
World
The Managers of Brazil
Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country.
Environment
A Tree Grows in El Sereno
Dec 22, 2022 How activists are protecting black walnut trees to fight gentrification in Los Angeles.
Race
Grave Dangers
Dec 19, 2022 Authorities helped erase a historic black cemetery in Virginia to clear way for the expansion of a Microsoft data center.
Race
Genetics and Racial Mythmaking
Dec 12, 2022 As its findings are twisted to support racial violence, genetics is a field at the crossroads.
Politics
How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts
Nov 10, 2022 DeSantis's commandeering of the redistricting process may ultimately have the most long-lasting consequences.
