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Race
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A ‘Queen Sugar’ director reflects on how the show expanded her career from film to television
Ayoka Chenzira had already worked in film for 40 years, but a call from Ava DuVernay opened what was once a closed, heavily guarded door to new forms of storytelling.
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A nonprofit started by teenagers turns the daughters of Cambodian refugees into leaders
Khmer Girls in Action in Long Beach, California, centers Southeast Asian American students — and has a history of fighting sexual harassment and punitive discipline in schools.
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Who will replace George Santos? New York could elect the second Black Republican woman to Congress
Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Jewish, Ethiopian-born immigrant, could become the second Black Republican woman in Congress if elected in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
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Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action? Race isn’t the only factor.
Gallup data shared exclusively with The 19th found that Black and Latinx men may be more concerned about the impacts of the policy's demise than women in their demographics.
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Black History Month: Our art is our power in the evolving American story
This Black History Month, The 19th's coverage will explore the ways that African-American arts show up in Black culture.
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Mending ‘crowns’: How a Dallas hair stylist is fostering hope for Black women with alopecia
Half of Black women will experience hair loss during their lives. Bridget Alem is breaking the stigma and closing gaps to care through education and empathy.
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From my grandma’s hands: What collard greens taught me about her extraordinary life
The 19th’s creative director, Clarice Bajkowski, shares the importance of passing down Black culinary traditions, offering a glimpse into preserving her grandmother’s wealth of cultural knowledge.
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'Art is all around us': What this Black History Month means to The 19th staff
The theme of this year's celebration, "African Americans and the Arts," evokes memories of our families, our childhoods and the contributions Black people have made to American culture.
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Women and people of color bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis
Women and people of color are more likely than White men to experience a misdiagnosis, which can lead to deadly outcomes.
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How many of your state’s lawmakers are women? If you live in the Southeast, it could be just 1 in 5
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills like near-total abortion bans.