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Victoria M. Massie

Victoria M. Massie

Former Race & Identities Reporter

    Latest articles by Victoria M. Massie

    Politics
    What Jasmine Richards’s “lynching” conviction means for the Black Lives Matter movementWhat Jasmine Richards’s “lynching” conviction means for the Black Lives Matter movement
    Politics

    Jasmine Richards is the first African American in American history charged for felony “lynching.”

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Criminal Justice
    National Selfie Day 2016: 5 campaigns that demonstrate how selfies empower people of colorNational Selfie Day 2016: 5 campaigns that demonstrate how selfies empower people of color
    Criminal Justice

    Selfies are more than just a symbol of millennial narcissism.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Criminal Justice
    How falsely accusing an imam of inspiring the Orlando shooter exposed anti-Muslim biasHow falsely accusing an imam of inspiring the Orlando shooter exposed anti-Muslim bias
    Criminal Justice

    Anti-Muslim bias has become a major problem in American media since the 9/11 attacks.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    You need to read Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating, Ta-Nehisi Coates-citing Supreme Court dissentYou need to read Sonia Sotomayor’s devastating, Ta-Nehisi Coates-citing Supreme Court dissent
    Politics

    “We must not pretend that the countless people who are routinely targeted by police are ‘isolated,’” she wrote.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    archives
    Forgiveness in the wake of the Charleston shooting does not absolve America of racismForgiveness in the wake of the Charleston shooting does not absolve America of racism
    archives

    Forgiveness is not forgetting.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    The largest Protestant denomination just voted to stop displaying the Confederate flagThe largest Protestant denomination just voted to stop displaying the Confederate flag
    Politics

    On the eve of Charleston shooting anniversary, church leaders vote to stop displaying the Confederate flag

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    LGBTQ religion activist: it’s time to talk about America’s faith-based homophobia problemLGBTQ religion activist: it’s time to talk about America’s faith-based homophobia problem
    Politics

    “You cannot preach this and wash your hands of the deadly effects.”

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    Remembering the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting through the words of their loved onesRemembering the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting through the words of their loved ones
    Politics

    Read their diverse stories.

    By Tara Golshan and Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    Breaking: The Pulse nightclub shooting killed at least 50 people — the deadliest in US historyBreaking: The Pulse nightclub shooting killed at least 50 people — the deadliest in US history
    Politics

    The mass shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 is the second deadliest.

    By Victoria M. Massie and Javier Zarracina
    archives
    Race isn’t biologically real. That doesn’t mean racism doesn’t exist.Race isn’t biologically real. That doesn’t mean racism doesn’t exist.
    archives

    The only way to “fix” racism is to see it.

    By Victoria M. Massie

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