Banks are often costlier for the poor than check cashers and other alternative financial services.

Yes, even “liberal” justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg are part of the problem. This shows how the everyday stereotypes we deal with connect to systemic racism.

Social oppression is the process by which a dominant group limits access to resources, status, and power among subordinate groups.

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States has a disability, according to a 2012 Census Bureau report. Yet many forms of discrimination against the disability community not only persist, but are actually largely normalized and even integrated into…

At a time of growing stress on democracy around the world, Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values that are important for the United States.

These five examples of institutional racism in religion, medicine, the legal system, and the military go back for generations in the United States.

"I do not suffer from my eye condition. I suffer from society's view of people who are blind."

Throughout this country’s history, the hallmarks of American democracy – opportunity, freedom, and prosperity – have been largely reserved for white people through the intentional exclusion and oppression of people of color. The deep racial and ethnic inequities that exist today are a direct result of structural racism: the historical and contemporary policies, practices, and

Systemic racism is a theoretical concept and a reality. Learn why social scientists and anti-racist activists believe understanding it is crucial.

The roots of racism run deep. They permeate our culture beyond the existence of racial slurs and persist regardless of our first black president. To see examples of systemic racism, you don’t even need to look far. If you have gone to school, lived…