People attend a rally and march for the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa) Christian Monterrosa AP MINNEAPOLIS George Floyd’s death under a white Minneapolis police officer’s knee severely tarnished Minnesota’s reputation as a progressive state on matters […]
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Rachael ‘Bachelor’ Racism: Old South Antebellum Party Photo, Videos
Not up to date on the Rachael Bachelor racism drama? Let us fill you in. Rachael—a 24-year-old graphic designer from Cumming, Georgia, and a contestant on season 25 of The Bachelor with Matt James—is under fire for past behavior that led fans to believe that she’s a racist. Rachael is […]
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Nurses call on Biden administration to tackle environmental racism during COVID-19 pandemic
While the nation has been fixated on responding to one pandemic, a previously silent epidemic is getting louder: racism. “The COVID-19 pandemic is unmasking long-standing inequities within our country. The same inequities that make it so certain communities bear a greater burden of oil and gas pollution may also put […]
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Abolish anti-Blackness: Hair and racism in South Africa | South Africa
In September, popular South African health and beauty retailer Clicks sparked widespread anger after publishing an advertisement that reinforced Eurocentric beauty standards in a country still suffering the effects of its painful racist past. The online advertisement, commissioned by TRESemme, a haircare brand under Unilever, portrayed photos of Black women […]
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Meet Goodee, the ethical design shop that rejects systemic racism
Browsing through Goodee, an online ethical design shop, you’ll find objects from different parts of the world, each telling a different origin story, and yet the pieces fit together seamlessly. There are wicker bicycle baskets made by Ghanaian artisans next to aluminum tables made by a Swedish designer. Even the […]
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Racism gets label: Public health crisis | US
CHICAGO – Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she’d never heard of, were offered X-rays and their doctors listened to their concerns. That wasn’t her experience. When the 29-year-old Black woman sought a COVID-19 test at a New York […]
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Meet the designer that made a chatbot to flag workplace racism
I recently made a chatbot for recruiters to interact with my portfolio, which garnered some attention on Twitter: You can interact with it here. This was a simple experiment I did to manage recruitment emails and job applications, inspired by Big Kid Lab. My original intention was to showcase my […]