“Latino” describes nearly a fifth of the US population — and yet, the term only caught on in the 1980s.
Helen Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria; the tale comes from medieval Germany.
Harvard University is being sued for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white applicants. But most Asian Americans agree with admissions policies that take race into account.
Whatever you do, though, don’t ask a person of color to help you do it for free, says the co-founder of Safety Pin Box.
Paula Williams Madison wasn’t on a panel, but she brought a different take on race to the audience at Asian American ComicCon.
Bestselling Young Adult author Angie Thomas on how the late TLC performer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes spoke to her at a very troubling point in her life.
YouTube has given a generation of diverse superstars a place to start their careers. But can they find a place in the far less diverse Hollywood scene?
BuzzFeed writer Scaachi Koul discusses how white privilege affects her family and how racism is institutionalized in Canada.
In Georgia, some undocumented students are turning to civil rights-era leaders to fight for education rights. They say restrictions they face now still smack of Jim Crow. Not everyone agrees.
The movie that changed the face of American action by creating a new kind of black male lead, and kickstarting Blaxploitation.
The Census Bureau has recommended that a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) racial category be added to the next census, coming in 2020. This could be interpreted as an alarming development — but advocacy groups have been pushing for it for a while.