racial bias

Two black and white illustrations featuring a dancing Josephine Baker, arms raised.

Bio shows how Josephine Baker ‘shattered notions’ of black artistry

November 16, 2017Culture

Josephine Baker was a superstar on the French stage. But she was also a member of the French resistance in World War II and an American civil rights activist. A new graphic biography chronicles her many identities.

Researchers at the National Eye Institute.

The weight of gender bias on women’s scientific careers

December 23, 2016Culture

Voters cast their ballots in US midterm elections in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 4, 2014.

Think our voting system is colorblind? Think again

February 28, 2015Justice