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A bustling plant market with numerous people shopping and mingling, surrounded by various stalls and potted plants.

Civic life

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The surprising way to tackle prejudice in the real world

The good news is there are many effective anti-prejudice interventions, but the most promising remains relatively unknown

by Wing Hsieh

Crowd celebrating with vintage car, confetti, and food in foreground; reflections in glass show people, decorations, and American flags.

Race and ethnicity

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If racial identity can be fluid, who changes their race?

Understanding how individuals change their self-described race helps us decode racial dynamics in the US and beyond

by Alexander Agadjanian

A person sits in a chair on the phone in an art gallery, with two large paintings in the background and paintbrushes visible in the foreground.

Painting and sculpture

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After years of struggle, an artist faces a new obstacle – staggering success

Directed by Titus Kaphar and Alex Mallis

Four children on a carpeted floor eating corn on the cob, with divided plates of pasta, hot dogs, and utensils around them.

Progress and the future

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Over-optimism about racial justice is widespread and harmful

Achieving racial justice takes work, but narratives of ever-unfolding progress can make it seem as if the job is already done

by Michael Kraus

Several men sit in a waiting area, one of them holding a cup and looking pensive, while another reads a book.

Mental health

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Bias in mental health diagnosis gets in the way of treatment

Some groups are at risk of receiving less accurate mental health diagnoses. The expanded use of diagnostic aids could help

by Howard N Garb

Woman walks past an old building with large windows and a wooden door, surrounded by greenery and flowers.

Race and ethnicity

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Fitting in is human: forcing someone to fit in is oppression

We’re all cultural code-switchers, altering how we present ourselves to fit into the world. For some, it’s a losing game

by Arianna Falbo

Black woman with grey braids and blue lipstick stands next to another in a colourful headscarf and dress, in front of hair posters.

Beauty and aesthetics

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Black beauty doesn’t have to be natural to be powerful and true

Black, beautiful, and fake: ‘natural’ became the byword for Black beauty, but we should celebrate the artificial too

by Robyn Autry