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Are Black voters drifting from Democrats? It’s complicated.
Politics

An expert on Black voting explains what’s really happening with Black support for Donald Trump.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Are Black voters drifting from Democrats? It’s complicated.
Politics

An expert on Black voting explains what’s really happening with Black support for Donald Trump.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscienceTa-Nehisi Coates’s troubled American conscience
CultureMember Exclusive

The acclaimed writer takes on another intractable problem.

By Constance Grady
America’s long history of anti-Haitian racism, explainedAmerica’s long history of anti-Haitian racism, explained
Politics

The US has often singled out Haitian immigrants. GOP attacks are the latest example.

By Li Zhou
The impact of the Supreme Court’s reversal of affirmative action, explained in one chartThe impact of the Supreme Court’s reversal of affirmative action, explained in one chart
Policy

Preliminary data shows a negative impact on Black enrollment at some universities.

By Nicole Narea

The latest in Race

Republicans’ racist, cat-eating conspiracy theory, briefly explainedRepublicans’ racist, cat-eating conspiracy theory, briefly explained
2024 Elections

Apparently, when you are a Republican political candidate you can say literally anything.

By Ian Millhiser
I’m a Black vegan. Why don’t you see more of us?
Future Perfect

People of color are more likely to be vegan. But the animal rights movement still has a white face.

By Noella Williams
What happens when everyone decides they need a gun?
Policy

We are living through an inflection point in America’s relationship with guns. There may be no going back.

By Marin Cogan
Legendary activist Kimberlé Crenshaw on why those white people Zooms give her hopeLegendary activist Kimberlé Crenshaw on why those white people Zooms give her hope
Culture

The scholar who coined “intersectionality” explains why those fundraisers from white Harris supporters really do matter.

By Constance Grady
Speaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can beSpeaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can be
2024 Elections

Give Trump a platform and he’ll remind people how unlikable he is.

By Christian Paz
What the Kamala Harris identity debate shows about AmericaWhat the Kamala Harris identity debate shows about America
Politics

Identity is complicated, and she shouldn’t have to choose just one.

By Nisha Chittal
The existential struggle of being BlackThe existential struggle of being Black
Audio
The Gray Area

A conversation with author Nathalie Etoke on Black existentialism and the case for tragic optimism.

By Sean Illing
The Supreme Court's new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymanderingThe Supreme Court's new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymandering
Supreme Court

Thanks to an opinion by Sam Alito, rigged maps now enjoy the Supreme Court’s unambiguous support.

By Ian Millhiser
The messy SCOTUS drama about Black voters in Louisiana, explainedThe messy SCOTUS drama about Black voters in Louisiana, explained
Supreme Court

Multiple federal courts are fighting over Louisiana’s illegal racial gerrymander.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US statesThe Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states
Supreme Court

It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.

By Ian Millhiser
Don’t sneer at white rural voters — or delude yourself about their politicsDon’t sneer at white rural voters — or delude yourself about their politics
Politics

What the debate over “white rural rage” misses.

By Eric Levitz
Why Republican federal judges are fighting among themselvesWhy Republican federal judges are fighting among themselves
Supreme Court

Simmering tensions between traditionalist Republican judges and MAGA judges are starting to boil over.

By Ian Millhiser
Oppenheimer won Best Picture. Its new reception in Japan was very different.Oppenheimer won Best Picture. Its new reception in Japan was very different.
Culture

The film’s Japan premiere renews critiques about what the movie omitted.

By Li Zhou
We’re long overdue for an Asian lead on The Bachelor franchiseWe’re long overdue for an Asian lead on The Bachelor franchise
Culture

Jenn Tran, a physician assistant student from Miami, has been named the new Bachelorette.

By Li Zhou
How a Mississippi case of police brutality emphasizes the need for more accountabilityHow a Mississippi case of police brutality emphasizes the need for more accountability
Politics

Six former police officers tortured two Black men. They’re getting sentenced this week.

By Li Zhou
Justice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too wokeJustice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too woke
Supreme Court

In a dissenting opinion, Alito takes a potshot at Bush’s signature racial justice program.

By Ian Millhiser
The Grammys’ Beyoncé snubs speak to a deeper problemThe Grammys’ Beyoncé snubs speak to a deeper problem
Culture

They’re emblematic of how the awards have failed Black artists.

By Li Zhou
The Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West PointThe Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West Point
Supreme Court

The guy behind the Harvard lawsuit attacking affirmative action turns his ire on the service academies.

By Ian Millhiser
Democrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest courtDemocrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest court
Supreme Court

The Fifth Circuit decided to obey the law, for a change.

By Ian Millhiser
The high stakes in a new Supreme Court showdown over gerrymanderingThe high stakes in a new Supreme Court showdown over gerrymandering
Supreme Court

The justices may have stepped away from their unrelenting hostility toward voting rights plaintiffs.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court argues about how to make a terrible civil rights case go awayThe Supreme Court argues about how to make a terrible civil rights case go away
Supreme Court

A SCOTUS case about disabled travelers is likely to end in a whimper. That’s probably the best possible outcome.

By Ian Millhiser
Was The Blind Side’s white savior narrative built on a lie?Was The Blind Side’s white savior narrative built on a lie?
Culture

Michael Oher says the story of his adoption by a white family was never true and that they exploited him.

By Fabiola Cineas
On Hulu’s The Other Black Girl, the hair is the pointOn Hulu’s The Other Black Girl, the hair is the point
Culture

The new show’s hair and wardrobe team explain the significance of these seemingly small choices.

By Constance Grady
Police fatally shot a pregnant Black woman in Ohio. The calls for accountability are growing.Police fatally shot a pregnant Black woman in Ohio. The calls for accountability are growing.
Police Violence

Ta’Kiya Young’s fatal shooting — and bodycam footage — renews scrutiny of police violence.

By Li Zhou
Vivek Ramaswamy and the lie of the “model minority”Vivek Ramaswamy and the lie of the “model minority”
2024 Elections

The Asian American candidate is peddling a dangerous message.

By Prachi Gupta
White supremacy is at the heart of the Jacksonville shootingWhite supremacy is at the heart of the Jacksonville shooting
Politics

The shooting adds to a litany of anti-Black attacks in recent years.

By Li Zhou
Megan Thee Stallion, Me Too, and hip-hop’s cycle of misogynoir
Culture

The outcome of the Tory Lanez shooting trial won’t erase Megan Thee Stallion’s pain.

By Fabiola Cineas
How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme CourtHow Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Court ordered Alabama to draw a second congressional district where Black voters can elect their chosen candidate.

By Ian Millhiser
Affirmative action for white college applicants is still hereAffirmative action for white college applicants is still here
Supreme Court

Legacy admits, athletic recruits, and the children of donors, faculty members, and VIPs still have a leg up under the Supreme Court’s new ruling.

By Fabiola Cineas
The importance of staying angry at the Supreme CourtThe importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The way to beat a partisan Supreme Court is to hold a grudge against it for a really long time.

By Ian Millhiser
France’s protests over a police killing, briefly explainedFrance’s protests over a police killing, briefly explained
World Politics

France finds itself at the center of the global reckoning over police violence.

By Nicole Narea
The SCOTUS decision on affirmative action in colleges, explained
Politics

Everything you need to know about the two cases that will likely have sweeping implications for race-conscious admissions at US colleges and beyond.

By Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser
The 50-year culture war over affirmative action may be coming to an end
Supreme Court

The debate has long tapped into American resentments and anxieties. The Supreme Court’s decision may quiet one controversy, but new battles rage.

By Fabiola Cineas
The monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisionThe monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
Supreme Court

What America will lose, now that affirmative action is effectively gone.

By Ian Millhiser
America’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protestAmerica’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protest
Politics

A rogue federal court has spent years harassing a prominent civil rights advocate.

By Ian Millhiser
Protests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s deathProtests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s death
Race

The uprisings sparked a national conversation about race and policing in America.

By Vox Staff
How to deal with racial trauma, according to Black experts
Even Better

There’s no cure for the effects of pervasive discrimination, but there are steps you can take to help heal.

By Kenya Hunter, Capital B
Discrimination everywhere
Race

Interrogating the true toll of pervasive racism.

By Vox and Capital B
Juneteenth, explained
Explainers

The holiday’s 159-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today.

By Fabiola Cineas
The systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explainedThe systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explained
Policy

Daniel Penny has now been indicted in connection with the tragic killing, which came in a climate of fearmongering and New York City’s long failure to support people experiencing homelessness.

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou