In wealthy, segregated Marin County, a pioneering recruitment program breaks down barriers to the firefighting profession
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‘What’s the point if we’re not protecting each other?’
How scientists of color are disrupting the rules of historically colonial institutions in STEM and academia.
Posted inDecember 1, 2020: A Community Divided
Black cowboys reclaim their history in the West
At an annual rodeo in Phoenix, the contributions of African Americans are finally recognized.
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How anti-Indigeneity proliferates around the West and the world
Across the globe, anti-Indigenous organizations and sympathizers work to undermine the collective rights of Indigenous peoples.
Posted inOctober 1, 2020: Democracy's Frayed Western Front
Is spiritual growth possible without confronting whiteness?
In ‘White Utopias,’ cultural appropriation at festivals like Burning Man goes under the microscope.
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How Portland’s mutual aid supports local Indigenous communities
In a time of crisis, communities come together to engineer their own response.
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‘It’s still my history, even when I choose not to know it.’
For as long as America has interned children, it’s chosen to look away.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2020: The Next West
The undeniable truths in literature
Four Colorado writers discuss empathy, systems of oppression and ‘the moment.’
Posted inAugust 1, 2020: Infectious Ideologies
‘One hell of a testimony’ about mothers and daughters
Debut novelist Kelli Jo Ford writes a lyrical tale of faith and family.
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Cherokee Nation adopted racism from Europeans. It’s time to reject it.
As our tribe debates Cherokee history and identity, Cherokee citizens with white privilege carry the most responsibility to move our tribe forward.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
Voices from an uprising
Portraits from Los Angeles’ Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
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Seattle volunteers look out for Black Lives Matter demonstrators
As protests continue, mutual aid networks have sprouted up to provide food, medical assistance and rides home.
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#BlackBirdersWeek takes on systemic racism
‘The whole purpose is to highlight and showcase Black birders, and anybody can do that.’
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Go on a literary road trip through the Golden State
From California dreaming to California realities, here are five books to escape with when you’re stuck at home.
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Coming home to nature
There’s a stereotype that Black Americans don’t explore the outdoors. Historically, that hasn’t been the case.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Safe at home in Los Angeles
Even under restrictions, the city shines for all to see.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
The wildness is in me, too
People were excluded from the wild, historically, and in today’s rapidly digitizing West.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
Overcoming winter’s alienation
I long felt shut out of the season. Snowshoeing changed that.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2020: How One Woman Took a Stand Against Tribal Disenrollment and Paid For It
A particular kind of immigrant journey
Tope Folarin’s coming-of-age story recounts the transformations of a Nigerian-American family in Utah.
Posted inNovember 11, 2019: Storied Landscapes
A Western author wades into murky political waters
The blind spots, omissions and caricatures of ‘Deep River’ fail to contend with the historical realities of the Northwest or the current political climate.