race and ethnicity

Dancer Link Berthomieux says that when French people use the English word ‘black,’  “It’s a trendy way to say ‘noir.’”

Why the English word 'black' became the new 'noir' in France

Many French people favor the English word "black" over the local equivalent "noir." Why? There's a history behind it that dates back decades — in fact, two histories: the French version seeks to be color-blind while the American one recognizes race at every turn.

Why the English word 'black' became the new 'noir' in France
YuKong Zhao

Asian American groups claim top Ivy League schools practice racial discrimination

Asian American groups claim top Ivy League schools practice racial discrimination
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Separate but equal? A school within a school for immigrant students brings help — and controversy.

Separate but equal? A school within a school for immigrant students brings help — and controversy.
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After a century in decline, black farmers are back and on the rise

After a century in decline, black farmers are back and on the rise
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Why the stakes are so high for the Black Panther

Why the stakes are so high for the Black Panther
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What are microaggressions? Let these high school students show you.

Students and staff at a high school in Oregon have come together to fight back against the hurtful words they've experienced at school and in their community.

What are microaggressions? Let these high school students show you.
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What kind of students have the lowest graduation rates? Try this quiz

How does race, economic background or language proficiency affect graduation rates in the US public high schools? Rank them!

What kind of students have the lowest graduation rates? Try this quiz
Renée Gosline

She fulfilled her grandmother's dream by attending 'JFK's school.' Now, a college professor is out to defy stereotypes.

Otherhood talks to people who refuse to live within a stereotype. Each of them, in their own way, is trying to help society accept people who don’t fit the status quo.

She fulfilled her grandmother's dream by attending 'JFK's school.' Now, a college professor is out to defy stereotypes.
Bianca Tylek

How a Harvard Law student learned to tell her own story

Sometimes it can feel like children of immigrants in the United States have a duty to be grateful. But Bianca Tylek felt she had to speak out — after the public defacement of black faculty portraits at Harvard Law.

How a Harvard Law student learned to tell her own story
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First Generation? Second? For immigrants and their children, a question with meaning.

A sociologist, a public health director and a Hollywood actress are all asking the same question but finding their own way to define their immigrant identity.

First Generation? Second? For immigrants and their children, a question with meaning.
Sarah Camiscoli

School segregation isn't just reality but also part of the lesson at one New York City high school

A 2014 study by UCLA researchers found that New York has some of the most racially segregated public schools in the US.

School segregation isn't just reality but also part of the lesson at one New York City high school
Goodwin Liu

The long road from 'different' to being a role model

It wasn't until he was appointed to the California Supreme Court that Goodwin Liu discovered he was more than a justice — he was an Asian American role model.

The long road from 'different' to being a role model
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Latinos live longer, despite poverty. Here's their secret.

Latinos in the US who pass down a tradition of food, family and healing are healthier than non-Latinos. But can they sustain that as generations become more assimilated?

Latinos live longer, despite poverty. Here's their secret.
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How Aziz Ansari helped me embrace my ‘Otherhood'

Journalists Rupa Shenoy and Arun Rath talk about how Aziz Ansari's "Master of None" became a window into their own lives as first-generation Americans.

How Aziz Ansari helped me embrace my ‘Otherhood'
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How one community college is changing the landscape of western Texas

Using community college education to chip away at poverty in western Texas.

How one community college is changing the landscape of western Texas