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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Pure fear’: TikToker says white grandfather believes antique trunk will release spirits of slaves demanding reparations

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I don’t know where you’re from’: Asian father tells young Black man to ‘go back to your country’ in viral TikTok

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

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Wikipedia just won’t let this Black female scientist’s page stay

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Chance the Rapper apologized on Twitter for working with R. Kelly

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Chipotle manager fired for denying service to Black man accused of dining and dashing [updated]

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

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Anti-abortion meme plays into Black people’s fears over eugenics

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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Why ‘Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day’ is so important for minority communities

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A guide to (not) using the N-word

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Protests at South African high school set off international conversation about black hair

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Is social media enabling black girl-on-girl violence?

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When K-pop culturally appropriates

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The 22 trans women murdered in 2015

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Why the success of the Williams Sisters is a testament to black resilience

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The problem with how we celebrated #WomensEqualityDay

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The WWE has a race problem—and it’s bigger than Hulk Hogan

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