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Be it due to their race or ethnicity, immigration history or religion, gender identity or sexual orientation, disability or neurodivergence, there is no way to fully shelter your child from encountering hate. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

When your child asks if they’ll be harmed like the people on the news, what do you say? Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity

Many children are seeing aspects of their identity portrayed as problematic. Having regular conversations about identity can armor them against future harm.
Pauline Hanson speaks in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Lukas Coch/AAP

All‑round condemnation for Pauline Hanson over Indigenous slur

Pauline Hanson’s derogatory remarks about Indigenous people on a podcast last year have been slammed by members of the government, the Liberals and the Nationals.
New research into hiring in the food services sector shows Indigenous job seekers are being screened out at the first rung of the career ladder. (Unsplash+)

Qualified but overlooked: How bias keeps Indigenous job seekers from getting hired

New research shows that Indigenous applicants can face discrimination at the hiring stage, even when they have the same qualifications and experience as other candidates.
The majority of the world is unable to process the lactose in milk without uncomfortable symptoms. Olga Miltsova/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have made milk and dairy products a staple in global diets.
Cambridge professor Jason Arday was found dead at his home in London on Aug. 14, 2026, days after he resigned from his position amid accusations of plagiarism, which he had denied. Nordin Catic/Getty Images

Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism

The resignation and death of the Cambridge professor is the latest chapter in a centuries-old struggle over originality and intellectual ownership – one intensified by the rise of generative AI.
Members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee pray beside the ruins of a burned church near Dawson, Ga., in 1962. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

Birmingham church bombing wasn’t an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement

More than 100 Black churches across the South were targeted from the 1950s-70s. Another wave of violence followed in the ‘90s – and there have been attacks in recent years, too.
The American alligator has meant many things to Americans, at times prized for its hide, adopted as a mascot and weaponized as a slur. YLLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz

The recently shuttered immigrant detention facility continued a long tradition of using alligators in ways that have reinforced demeaning racial stereotypes.
The family of Nolan Wells, during a July 20, 2026, service in Ocean Springs, Miss., for the 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism

18-year old Nolan Wells’ death in Mississippi has raised again the importance of ‘the talk’ that Black parents have with their children. But what do white parents tell their kids about race?
Reading contemporary children’s books that showcase the daily lives of Black kids and their families have benefits for all children. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images North America

Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human

Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
Upholding the promise of Canadian birthright citizenship requires more than legal action — it needs leadership with the courage to reverse racist reproductive rhetoric and question false narratives. (Eyasu Etsub/Unsplash)

The U.S. narrowly upheld birthright citizenship. What about Canada?

Birthright citizenship has become a point of debate as some governments adopt more restrictive policies aimed at limiting access to citizenship for some migrants.

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