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Race
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With 'Cowboy Carter,' Black country music fans are front and center, at last
Beyoncé's album is the latest effort in a long fight to disrupt the erasure of history in the genre.
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How the imagery of White women victims is being used to stoke anti-immigrant fear
The death of Laken Riley, who Trump called “an American daughter,” is at the center of Republicans' hard-line immigration pitch to voters.
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Lincoln University alumni object to president’s return following administrator’s suicide
Antoinette Candia-Bailey took her life in January after accusing John Moseley of bullying. An investigation has cleared him of wrongdoing, the HBCU says.
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Meet six women working to diversify our democracy
They’re leading groups that aim to expand the number of women who vote and who run for — and win — office.
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‘I’m in the room, I’m on the court’: Minnesota’s first Black chief justice talks about the importance of representation
Natalie Hudson spoke with The 19th about the changing face of leadership in her state, and the importance of making space for yourself.
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Black LGBTQ+ youth need spaces that embrace them fully, researchers say
Two recent reports detail the challenges they face and provide a roadmap for services that acknowledge their intersecting identities.
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Whistleblowing while Black: How truth-telling changes the careers of Black women in tech
Black women whistleblowers not only jeopardize their professional prospects, experts say, but often face more intense backlash.
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‘Opera has never been White’: The invisible legacy of Black women in classical music
For hundreds of years, much of the repertoire of Black classical musicians and composers has been lost, hidden or destroyed.
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What Nikki Haley’s history-making campaign tells us about the GOP and women
She navigated issues of gender and race even as she downplayed their role, becoming Donald Trump’s last remaining primary rival before ending her campaign Wednesday.
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0 to 50: How one progressive group plans to build a bench of Afro Latinas in politics
To get more representation for Latinas, including in Congress, Latino Victory is looking to chart a path to election for Afro Latinas — and back them when they run.