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A quarterly newsletter for those wanting to reach higher ground in the discussion on race, written by Harvard social psychologist Robert Livingston.
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What colorblindness really is and how Conservatives are co-opting it to reverse decades of racial progress
How the erasure of Native American truths from the Thanksgiving narrative reflects the racial inequality in our country to this day
The SCOTUS ruling and public fatigue erase neither the problem nor organizations’ paths to solving it
Why I don't add "belonging" to DEI, and why companies should never substitute it for "inclusion"
Examining the country’s bumpy path toward reconciliation and progress in the wake of genocide
What shaped one of the world’s most extraordinary leaders—and what we can continue to learn from his life and legacy
Why tying Affirmative Action to “diversity” instead of race could benefit White students more than Black students
The gun rights movement has historically racist roots. So does gun control. Black Americans are stuck in the middle.
What began with protests against police brutality toward Black citizens eventually became an anti-racist movement. What were they able to achieve, and how did they do it?
How the absence of absolute privilege leads some to deny the existence of White privilege—and why they’re wrong
If we allow people to shift the focus, gaslight, or play the victim when discussing race, we’ll never be able to make progress—for any stigmatized group
What I learned about African American history when I visited Nova Scotia
