A Black Students Union leader addresses a crowd of demonstrators in December 1968. AP hide caption
Code Switch Race and identity, remixed.
Code Switch
Race and identity, remixed
An enormous portrait of George Washington hangs alongside swastika banners and American flags at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1939 during the German American Bund's Pro American Rally. Field of Vision hide caption
Director of Photography Anna Franquesa Solano, Director Lulu Wang and Awkwafina on set in Changchun, China. Casi Moss/Courtesy of Big Beach hide caption
Nick Sandmann, a student from Covington Catholic High School, stands in front of Nathan Phillips, a Native American, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Kaya Taitano/Social Media/Reuters hide caption
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. hide caption
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 14, 2019, is seen following a snowstorm. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
'Barely Treading Water': Why The Shutdown Disproportionately Affects Black Americans
In the 1940s, Rosanell Eaton became one of the first African Americans in North Carolina to successfully register to vote sicne Reconstruction. In her 90s, she became a vocal opponent of the state's voter ID laws, which disproportionately affected black voters. The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Ahhh, the joys of reading. Gulfiya Mukhamatdinova/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the Ku Klux Klan ceremonially initiate a new recruit at a meeting in 1922. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Author Glory Edim uses her literary society to signal boost emerging black women writers. Jai Lennard/Courtesy of Penguin Random House hide caption
Cry me a river, because I cried a river over you. Martin Leigh/Getty Images hide caption
Contemporary reprints of original Green Books from 1940 (front) and 1954. Karen Grigsby Bates hide caption
Asian-American students applying to college are closely watching a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American students in admissions. Scott Eisen/Getty Images hide caption