Otherhood

A university redefines what it means to have connections to slavery.

“…We just never wanted to make white people uncomfortable.”

Will Lilly Chin’s Jeopardy! win define the rest of her life?

The next census results may show whether MLK’s last dream will be fulfilled.

Two words made him the target of death threats.

Comedian Jimmy O. Yang wrote a book about all the embarrassing things he did while trying to find his identity — including drug use and strip club visits. His parents read it. Let’s just say … there was fallout.

In an era of Trump-fueled identity politics, some brown adopted kids of white parents are reconsidering where they stand.

Does the release of the first mainstream movie about a black superhero mean Hollywood’s gotten past its identity issues?

Nothing’s supposed to happen on the train. But when Portlanders learned that safety was an illusion, some of them decided they couldn’t risk believing in illusions anymore.

Portland, Oregon is beautiful. And very liberal, according to the TV show Portlandia. But last year it was also home to one of the country’s most shocking hate crimes. So, in dozens of in-depth interviews, Otherhood’s Rupa Shenoy digs into Portland’s history to understand why that city — and the country — are seeing a resurgence of hate.