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Michelle Garcia

Michelle Garcia

Senior Editor, Race and Identities

    Latest articles by Michelle Garcia

    Culture
    Killer Mike is defending rap as an art form to the Supreme Court. Here’s why.Killer Mike is defending rap as an art form to the Supreme Court. Here’s why.
    Culture

    A student rapped about sexual harassment at school and got suspended. Killer Mike weighs in with hip-hop scholars and other artists.

    By Michelle Garcia
    Sports
    Here’s the problem with trying to say the WNBA needs to be sexierHere’s the problem with trying to say the WNBA needs to be sexier
    Sports

    Ex-NBA player Gilbert Arenas made a sexist comment on Instagram, but these WNBA players weren’t having it.

    By Michelle Garcia
    Sports
    Why it matters that Serena Williams is on the cover of Sports IllustratedWhy it matters that Serena Williams is on the cover of Sports Illustrated
    Sports

    Serena Williams is a woman on a Sports Illustrated cover, and that’s still pretty rare.

    By Michelle Garcia
    Criminal Justice
    13 black women on how an Oklahoma City police officer terrorized their neighborhood13 black women on how an Oklahoma City police officer terrorized their neighborhood
    Criminal Justice

    “It’s my word against his because I’m a woman and, you know, like I said, he’s a police officer.”

    By Michelle Garcia
    archives
    Shirley Chisholm received a posthumous Presidential Medal of FreedomShirley Chisholm received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
    archives

    The first woman to run for president didn’t run in 2008. Or 2004.

    By Michelle Garcia
    Criminal Justice
    Chicago PD finally releases video of Laquan McDonald’s shooting a year after his deathChicago PD finally releases video of Laquan McDonald’s shooting a year after his death
    Criminal Justice

    A Chicago teenager was shot to death by police. Now the city urges calm instead of protests.

    By Michelle Garcia
    Criminal Justice
    Police shot a Chicago teen 16 times. Now they’ve been ordered to release the footage.Police shot a Chicago teen 16 times. Now they’ve been ordered to release the footage.
    Criminal Justice

    Dash cam video of Laquan McDonald’s police-involved death will soon be released.

    By Michelle Garcia

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