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Victoria M. Massie

Victoria M. Massie

Former Race & Identities Reporter

    Latest articles by Victoria M. Massie

    Federal appeals court rules it’s okay to discriminate against black hairstyles like dreadlocks
    archives

    According to the court, racial discrimination is based on characteristics that don’t change.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Race
    Latino and Hispanic identities aren’t the same. They’re also not racial groups.Latino and Hispanic identities aren’t the same. They’re also not racial groups.
    Race

    “Race doesn’t exist, but ethnicity does.”

    By Victoria M. Massie
    When a Native American student sat during the Pledge of Allegiance, her teacher docked her grade
    Politics

    Leilani Thomas was told she was being “disrespectful.”

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Politics
    Rep. Steve King wonders if Colin Kaepernick is “sympathetic to ISIS” because his girlfriend is MuslimRep. Steve King wonders if Colin Kaepernick is “sympathetic to ISIS” because his girlfriend is Muslim
    National anthem writer’s relative is heartbroken about Kaepernick’s protest —for all the wrong reasons
    Sports

    Another person completely misses the point.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Colin Kaepernick and Broncos’ Brandon Marshall pair protests with big donations to community organizations
    Sports

    Kaepernick and Marshall are putting their money where their knees are.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Culture
    For the first time since 1800, the librarian of Congress is not a white manFor the first time since 1800, the librarian of Congress is not a white man
    Culture

    Carla Hayden looks forward to bringing the Library of Congress into the digital age.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Simone Biles refused to be shamed for her ADHD medication after hackers leaked her private records
    Culture

    Hackers tried to imply Simone Biles was doping. She used the leak to reduce ADHD stigma instead.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Why baseball players haven’t joined Kaepernick’s protest: “baseball is a white man’s sport”
    Sports

    Black athletes aren’t the majority in baseball.

    By Victoria M. Massie
    Olympian John Carlos on protests: “If you’re famous and you’re black, you have to be an activist”
    Sports

    Activism isn’t always optional.

    By Victoria M. Massie

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