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Race Archive

Archives for June 2023

The SCOTUS decision on affirmative action in colleges, explained
Politics

Everything you need to know about the two cases that will likely have sweeping implications for race-conscious admissions at US colleges and beyond.

By Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser
The 50-year culture war over affirmative action may be coming to an end
Supreme Court

The debate has long tapped into American resentments and anxieties. The Supreme Court’s decision may quiet one controversy, but new battles rage.

By Fabiola Cineas
Supreme Court
The monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisionThe monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
Supreme Court

What America will lose, now that affirmative action is effectively gone.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
America’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protestAmerica’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protest
Politics

A rogue federal court has spent years harassing a prominent civil rights advocate.

By Ian Millhiser
Race
Protests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s deathProtests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s death
Race

The uprisings sparked a national conversation about race and policing in America.

By Vox Staff
How to deal with racial trauma, according to Black experts
Even Better

There’s no cure for the effects of pervasive discrimination, but there are steps you can take to help heal.

By Kenya Hunter, Capital B
Discrimination everywhere
Race

Interrogating the true toll of pervasive racism.

By Vox and Capital B
Juneteenth, explained
Explainers

The holiday’s 159-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today.

By Fabiola Cineas
Policy
The systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explainedThe systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explained
Policy

Daniel Penny has now been indicted in connection with the tragic killing, which came in a climate of fearmongering and New York City’s long failure to support people experiencing homelessness.

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou
What’s behind Black women’s excessive rate of fibroids?
Health

Is it chemicals? Diet? Stress?

By Akilah Wise, Capital B
We need to rethink discipline in schools
Podcast
Race

How school reinforces inequalities between Black children and their peers.

By Jonquilyn Hill
How cars fuel racial inequality
Transportation

Cars can be a source of freedom. They also drive discrimination.

By Marin Cogan
Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
Race

Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways.

By Sean Collins and Izzie Ramirez
A racist society is detrimental to your health
Health

From chronic stress to cancer, racial discrimination weathers Black Americans’ lives over time.

By Margo Snipe, Capital B
Politics
Tim Scott’s unwavering optimism about racism in AmericaTim Scott’s unwavering optimism about racism in America
Politics

The Republican presidential candidate is betting that a hopeful message will break through in 2024.

By Nicole Narea