Race and Ethnicity

September 4, 2020
Published by JESSICA BENNETT at September 4, 2020
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Overlooked No More: Before Kamala Harris, There Was Charlotta Bass

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. When Kamala Harris […]
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August 29, 2020
Published by RUTH LA FERLA at August 29, 2020
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Fashion Advertisers Rediscover Black Models

Nearly a decade ago, when Precious Lee arrived for a modeling go-see, she was grilled about her ethnic background. The clients, who were representing a deep-pocketed […]
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August 23, 2020
Published by Zachary Small at August 23, 2020
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Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland

Over the years, Bobby Fouther has watched the historic center of African-American life in Portland bloom, shrink and expand again. The 69-year-old artist was born into […]
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August 14, 2020
Published by Sara B. Franklin at August 14, 2020
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Kingston: A City Remade by the Coronavirus

Kingston, a small city in upstate New York, became my home four and a half years ago. Seeking space, affordability, green, and quiet, my husband and […]
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July 31, 2020
Published by Henry Goldblatt at July 31, 2020
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A Brief History of ‘Karen’

Ask a woman named Karen what she used to think of her name and you’ll hear phrases like “generic,” “perfectly serviceable” and “an easy name.” In […]
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July 29, 2020
Published by Sarah Maslin Nir at July 29, 2020
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‘Hidden Gem’ Made Popular by TikTok Is Shut to Keep Out-of-Towners Away

HIGH BRIDGE, N.J. — Lake Solitude, it was not. For years, the 35-acre picturesque lake, waterfall and century-old dam had been an unspoiled treasure for local […]
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July 25, 2020
Published by Phoebe Lett at July 25, 2020
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True Crime Podcasts at the Intersection of Race

When people think of true crime podcasts, they inevitably think of “Serial.” But the genre is vast, and the podcasts listed here represent that diversity: a […]
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July 16, 2020
Published by JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH at July 16, 2020
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Washington Redskins Fans Collected Memorabilia for Years. What Now?

Matt Pearson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1983, which means he is old enough to remember watching his hometown football team win their second Super […]
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July 15, 2020
Published by Brianna Holt at July 15, 2020
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The Return of Jane Elliott

The day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the schoolteacher Jane Elliott scrapped her lesson plan — teaching her third […]
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July 10, 2020
Published by Jessica Bennett and Veronica Chambers at July 10, 2020
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‘This Is Not a Boring History of Nagging Spinsters’

As the story is often told, the path to women’s suffrage began ​in Seneca Falls​ in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment […]
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