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For her recent Tumblr photo series, Fordham University student and photographer Kiyun took photos of her friends, each holding a poster that describes an instance of racial micro-aggression personally encountered. The results are powerful. Racial micro-aggressions, as defined by Columbia University professor Derald Wing Sue, [...]

“I do not know you, but I love you,” I typed. I stared at the words, momentarily letting them linger, then pressed “send.” The recipient of my confession lived thousands of miles away. We had no connection to one another aside from [...]

Throughout this nation there is a sense of frustration. In the land of opportunity much has been lost. At birth, in this democracy, we are promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Quality education for all helps ensure the latter two of these. Our [...]

By Greg Kaufmann and Elaine Weiss | Originally Published at Bill Moyers and company.November 12, 20013 We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” [...]

We all have a personal history, a story we pass on. Perhaps, we were rejected, neglected, abandoned or hidden. Could it be that we were loved, but too much, or were we lost either, each, or neither? Author June Cross has experienced as most of us have, [...]

THE NEW PUBLIC TRAILER from THE NEW PUBLIC on Vimeo. Perhaps, the greatest pleasure is having the freedom to think, say, do, feel, and be as you are and/or as you choose. Yet, this liberty is rarely granted to us. In the United States we might wish [...]

John Lewis; March: Book One – The Book Reviewed Reviewed By Robert Kirby | Originally Published at The Comics Journal October 23, 2013 March: Book One is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis (District 5, Georgia) who has had a long and distinguished political [...]

You were there. If perchance you were not physically present at the actual 1963 Boycott of the Chicago Public Schools you can be there at the 50th Anniversary event,Lessons From the 1963 Boycott Then and Now. [See the Program [pdf]. View videos of the [...]

Two sisters. One born in Chicago, and one in Mexico. One belongs to America with opportunities and dreams. The other belongs to a world of uncertainty and constant fear of deportation. The siblings, and many others like them, hide in places [...]