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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, on July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope

The Cockroach Janta Party protests are significant not just as a reaction to one judge’s insult, but because the way the movement has organized offers a hopeful model of democratic solidarity.
If a baseball team devoting one of its 81 home games to a Pride Night causes this much backlash, sports leagues clearly still have work to do to build acceptance of LGBTQ+ people in their spaces. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pride Nights built LGBTQ+ inclusion in pro sports over three decades. That progress is now under pressure

Pride Nights have always drawn both celebration and backlash. The latest flashpoint featuring the San Francisco Giants shows how unsettled that balance has become.
Is diversity in football a mirage? William Perugini/Shutterstock

World Cup 2026: how are posts on diversity and inclusion being received on social media?

A study of over 6,000 posts by European football associations demonstrates that communities react very differently, depending on the type of diversity up for debate.
Research ethics boards’ regulations can sometimes produce an unintended consequence: overprotection through policies that restrict the participation of people and communities historically excluded from research, such as racialized communities, Indigenous people and recent immigrants. (Unsplash/Curated Lifestyle)

The ethics of being left out of health research

An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
Personal experiences can help foster a sense of belonging for aspiring scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. kali9/E+ via Getty Images

Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities

Scientists have traditionally focused on educating the public on science or correcting misinformation. But researchers from marginalized communities often have broader goals in science communication.
Would-be allies often feel like impostors, new research finds. The resulting cycle of anxiety is bad for mental health and workplace culture alike. Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images Plus

You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?

The impostor phenomenon shows up with allyship too, new research shows. When people wrongly feel like they don’t have the skills to support their colleagues, the result can be a vicious cycle.
Archival footage shows Tim Rarus, Greg Hlibok, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl and Jerry Covell, in Apple TV+ Deaf President Now! Apple TV+

Deaf President Now! traces the powerful uprising that led to Deaf rights in the US – now again under threat

The powerful documentary on Apple TV+ is shining a light on a decades-long revolution that’s still unfolding, and now threatened under Trump.
Kenya’s new disability law expands the definition to encompass a broader range of impairments. Getty Images

Kenya has a bold new disability law: now to make it work

Kenya’s institutions, communities and leaders need to make the new law work for those it was designed to serve.
A transgender rights activist holds a flag during the Trans Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC on March 31, 2025. Kayla Bartowski

Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti‑DEI and anti‑trans agendas

In the lead-up to last year’s US presidential election and amid the new administration’s flurry of executive orders, some companies have changed their approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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