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Rachel Huggins

Rachel Huggins

Former Associate Editor

Passionate about racial equality, identity, and issues that make you want to rise up.

Latest articles by Rachel Huggins

“This was the new Jim Crow”: an oral history of the Ferguson protests
Police Violence

Local residents, activists, officials, and journalists recall the life-changing August 2014 events in Ferguson.

By German Lopez, Rachel Huggins and 2 more
Sports
Watch the game-winning shot that will live on in March Madness memories for decadesWatch the game-winning shot that will live on in March Madness memories for decades
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Sports

How Villanova won the national championship, in one amazing video.

By Rachel Huggins
Politics
Bernie’s got game, in one amazing GIFBernie’s got game, in one amazing GIF
Politics

This is why Bernie isn’t a “long shot.”

By Rachel Huggins
archives
You’ve heard of Misty Copeland. Now meet the other ballerina who made history this year.You’ve heard of Misty Copeland. Now meet the other ballerina who made history this year.
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Meet Stella Abrera, a determined dancer who bounced back from a devastating injury to make ballet history.

By Rachel Huggins
We read all 20 National Book Award nominees for 2015. Here’s what we thought.
Culture

Featuring everything from graphic novels for young adults to the interior lives of octopi.

By Susannah Locke, Emily St. James and 9 more
archives
The eccentric lawmaker who helped end Nebraska’s death penalty once sued God and compared cops to ISISThe eccentric lawmaker who helped end Nebraska’s death penalty once sued God and compared cops to ISIS
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Nebraska state Senator Ernie Chambers is a lawmaker with a serious mission: abolishing the death penalty in his incredibly conservative state. It only took 37 tries.

By Rachel Huggins
Poverty
Watch: Homeless people in LA’s Skid Row get a well-deserved night of fun, karaoke-styleWatch: Homeless people in LA’s Skid Row get a well-deserved night of fun, karaoke-style
Poverty

As the city’s homelessness epidemic explodes, a church offers a much-needed evening of joy and hope.

By Rachel Huggins
Criminal Justice
A black Republican’s dilemma: How to fix police without big governmentA black Republican’s dilemma: How to fix police without big government
Criminal Justice

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) understands the growing frustration and outrage over police brutality, but his politics might get in the way.

By Rachel Huggins
Police Violence
When will the race debate in America end? Toni Morrison says it’s far from over.When will the race debate in America end? Toni Morrison says it’s far from over.
Police Violence

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author wants to have that uncomfortable conversation on race — and isn’t pulling any punches.

By Rachel Huggins