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Adrees Latif / Reuters Why Black Women Matter
A series of recent protests have highlighted the distinctive role of female activists in the African American community.
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Mike Blake / Reuters Some Inescapable Facts About Hollywood's Diversity Crisis
A comprehensive study suggests that “political correctness” in film and TV has not, by any significant statistical measure, run amuck.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic A ‘Con’ for Everyone
At Katsucon, a conference in Maryland, people of all types of ethnic and cosplay identities fit in.
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In Philly, Sign Language Has Its Own Accent
Researchers uncover a distinct regional distinction in American Sign Language, and seek to preserve it.
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Kevin Winter, AFP/Getty Barbie Has Locs, Hulk Is Korean, and Thor is a Girl. What's Going On?
Reimagined characters reflect cultural changes in the country.
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Luis Soto/AP Calle 13 Front-Man René Pérez Gets Award From Nobel Prize Organization
The social-activist award-winning singer has written about politics and the disenfranchised for years.
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UCLA The Fight to Rid Black Women's Hair Salons of Toxic Chemicals
Chemicals in hair relaxers and other products can have dangerous side effects—especially for salon workers. But a number of groups are trying to change that.
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Emily Jan Students March to White House to Call for Social Change
The group of frustrated young people came together from far and wide to demand politicians address injustice.
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Markus Meier/Flickr Museums Must Attract Diverse Visitors or Risk Irrelevance
They must “fulfill a cultural contract that demands they serve audiences beyond their traditional patrons.”
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Darren Staples / Reuters A New Wave of Startups Caters to Muslim Americans
Young entrepreneurs are creating food, fashion, and dating sites aligned with their religious values.
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Emily Jan Meet the First Ladies of Mariachi
It's rare to see women in a Mariachi band. Flor de Toloache has nine with diverse backgrounds and repertoire.
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AP Photo/J Pat Carter Junot Diaz, Accused of Being "Anti Dominican," Speaks for People Like Me
As a Dominican-American, I am also appalled at the atrocities happening in my home country against Haitians immigrants and their descendants.
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Borrowing From Other Cultures Can Be A Positive Exchange
Cultural appropriation—like globalization—isn’t inherently problematic.
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Million Man March for Justice
On its 20th anniversary, themes of social justice and inclusion were highlights of the Washington rally.
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Courtesy of Vann Newkirk Black Twitter in Capital Letters
Black Twitter phenom "W.E.B.B.I.E. DuBois" discusses the meaning of the social media powerhouse.
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New App by Daily Show Cocreator Aims at Politicians
Calling them out for “hypocrisy,” Hinder spotlights leaders for their views and actions.
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Twitter Black Women's Voices are Heard in Social Media
These are some of the women you want to add to your timelines.
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Black Models Still Blocked from Some Runways
As Fashion Week continues in Paris, diversity remains an industry problem.
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Juleyka Lantigua-Williams Have You Seen the Lego Vatican Replica?
A priest from Pennsylvania built a Lego version of St. Peter’s Square, and it’s awesome.
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Emily DeRuy/Next America Welcoming the Pope to Washington
Crowds gathered along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to catch a glimpse of the pope.
