China Has a New Plan to Tame Tibet
Before Xinjiang, there was Tibet. Repressive policies tested there between 2012 and 2016 were then applied to the Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in northwestern...
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Democrats, You Can’t Count on the Hispanic Vote
Democrats are counting on Hispanics to help them win the White House on Nov. 3, but they may be in for a surprise. Though I’ve...
Five Things Biden and His Allies Should Be Worried About
There are at least five reasons Joe Biden’s consistent lead over Donald Trump does not guarantee him a lock on the White House. First, there...
Life in an America Where Some Are Only ‘Conditional Citizens’
CONDITIONAL CITIZENS On Belonging in AmericaBy Laila Lalami Laila Lalami begins “Conditional Citizens” with the promise of U.S. citizenship: On a steamy day in 2000,...
This Is How Biden Should Approach the Latino Vote
Joe Biden needed no reminder from the arrival of Hispanic Heritage Month this week that he should focus on Latinos. While a mere 3 percent...
Musicians on How to Bring Racial Equity to Auditions
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times’s chief classical music critic, recently wrote an essay arguing that blind auditions — long seen as an equalizer in...
The Oscars’ New Diversity Rules Are Sweeping but Safe
In 2015, after the Oscars announced a set of 20 all-white acting nominees, the then-president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was...
Academy Explains Diversity Rules for Best Picture Oscar
In June, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the Oscars, said it would add a diversity component to the Oscar race....
‘Kill All You See’: In a First, Myanmar Soldiers Tell of Rohingya Slaughter
The two soldiers confess their crimes in a monotone, a few blinks of the eye their only betrayal of emotion: executions, mass burials, village obliterations...
Working From Home Poses Hurdles for Employees of Color
Kimberly Bryant, the founder of the nonprofit group Black Girls Code, recalls the spontaneous encounters with other people of color around the office that gave...