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I’m not changing my name to give White people diversity cred
I am a mixed race person. My ancestors on my father’s side are from multiple tribes of present-day Texas, New Mexico,…
Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids
As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without…
Meet Oklahoma’s Anti-Privatization, Pro-Pot Candidate for Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY— Connie Johnson is a former Oklahoma state senator, now the Our Revolution-endorsed candidate for governor. She is known…
Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting 2018-2019 Fellow
I am honored to report I am an In These Times Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting 2018-2019 Fellow! I will continue to…
How Privatization Sparked the Massive Oklahoma Teacher Uprising
OKLAHOMA—On April 2, an estimated 30,000 Oklahoma teachers walked out of schools across the state, some traveling hundreds of miles…
Cooperative Banking for Black Lives
MINNEAPOLIS—On an unseasonably warm Friday in late January, African-American business owners, activists, advocates, musicians, politicians and artists toasted with a…
What are you?
I remember the first time I thought I might not be White. I was about 8 years old, in…
Don’t make any assumptions about the next headscarf you see
There are hundreds of reasons women wear headscarves and wraps. The way to curb ignorance is through education, so…