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I am a Muslim woman who wears a hijab every day—and this is what it’s like

A social experiment can't compare to the experience of those who live it.

On Mar 6, 2015 by Ala Ahmad

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9 easy things white people can do online to challenge racism

It's time to be part of the conversation.

On Feb 19, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

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Why we need Black History Month

I once wrote a blog decrying Black History Month. I take it back.

On Feb 10, 2015 by [email protected]

Internet Culture
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5 ways Rosa Parks showed us #BlackLivesMatter

Before the Internet made it a trending topic, one woman refused to go quietly.

On Feb 4, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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4 civil rights movies every American should watch

Rosa Parks Day is the perfect time to brush up on your history, 2015 style.

On Feb 4, 2015 by Joey Keeton

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Seahawks apologize after team’s insensitive MLK tweet

Flag on the play.

On Jan 19, 2015 by Allen Weiner

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Fanartist re-imagines Wonder Woman, Professor X as black heroes for MLK Day

These race-swapped superhero movie posters highlight just how white Hollywood really is.

On Jan 19, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton reads the story of Martin Luther King Jr.

Today is "more than just a day off from school."

On Jan 19, 2015 by [email protected]

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SNL’s cold open shows MLK how people really celebrate his birthday

The dream was good while it lasted.

On Jan 18, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Why I want ‘Boyhood’ to lose at the Oscars

Richard Linklater's decades-spanning masterpiece has already won. It's time for another movie to stand alongside it.

On Dec 11, 2014 by Nico Lang

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What it means to call Ferguson a ‘riot’

Why don't we call it a "protest?"

On Aug 22, 2014 by [email protected]

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This is MLK’s “Dream” speech under current copyright law

EMI technically holds the copyright to the greatest speech of all time.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Watch MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech as it happened—50 years later

We're tweeting Dr. King's speech in real-time at @mlk_ihaveadream.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Kris Holt

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EMI takes down “I Have a Dream” speech on Internet Freedom Day

Internet rights crusaders Fight for the Future uploaded Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to video sharing sites in honor of Internet Freedom Day. The label that owns the copyright to the speech made sure it didn't stay up long.

On Jan 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Dot Dot Dot: The evolution of Opinion

Why we're launching an Opinion section (in short, for the greater good of humankind).

On Oct 25, 2012 by Nicholas White

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