A forgotten Chinese cemetery reveals how Missoula buries its past — and why the present is so familiar.
Race & Racism
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
What eating bitterness has to do with Chinese food
The Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad quietly endured racism and violence, fostering a complicated legacy for Chinese-Americans.
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Inside Colorado’s famous resort for Black Americans
Colorado was once a beacon for members of the Harlem Renaissance and Black families from all over the country.
Posted inJuly 2025: Seeds as Sustenance
Indigenous leaders at UNPFII underscore the need for genuine consent
Free, prior and informed consent is law in some countries. How are they making it work?
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After losing everything in the Eaton fire, a family holds onto joy
Navigating grief displacement and the small moments makes recovery possible for one Black family.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
Can land repair the nation’s racist past?
California’s approach to Black reparations shifts toward land access, ownership and stewardship.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
Can Farmington hide from its legacy of anti-Indigenous violence?
It’s a reservation border town problem, not just a local one.
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
Venezuelan migrants use social media to counter xenophobia
In the face of anti-immigration rhetoric, content creators show the ‘good outnumber the bad.’
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The hunt for a great third place
The significance of discovering a place with charm, wit and different flavors of personality.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
Hate groups in western Washington echo the past
The bigotry displayed when white supremacists disrupted a Pride celebration in Centralia repeats a pattern that dates back to 1919.
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An environmental justice coalition for all
How has Biden’s record on conservation served communities of color?
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
The untold history of Japanese American bird pins
They were one of the most ubiquitous crafts to come out of Japanese incarceration camps. But few knew their back story — until now.
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Who are the real Black superheroes?
A photo exhibition captures the courage of Mamie Till surrounding the lynching of her son, Emmett Till.
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Fighting climate change by fighting racism
Hop Hopkins, the new executive director of WildEarth Guardians, explains how the two movements are connected.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Issei poetry between the world wars
The rich history of Japanese-language literature challenges assumptions about what counts as U.S. art.
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In Northern California, Asian residents say they are being targeted by traffic stops
The Siskiyou County sheriff’s department has been accused of racial profiling in the past.
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Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools
An all-Indigenous committee will identify the state’s responsibility of rectifying harm caused to boarding school survivors and their descendants.
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The era of the Black Western has arrived. Is it here to stay?
The miniseries, ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves,’ doesn’t fully live up to its potential to showcase a multifaceted Black identity.
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An Indigenous slur persists in Fresno County despite renaming efforts
When the feds remove offensive names, local jurisdictions don’t have to follow along.