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Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Table of contents
Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Kamala Harris one-drop rule - Some multiracial people in the U.S., such as Avani Hamilton (pictured), view Harris as an inspiration.
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Kamala Harris’ Refusal of the One-Drop Rule

Yolanda Moses
Vice President Harris’ views on her identity are pushing the U.S. public to look beyond entrenched, problematic racial boundaries.
white supremacy - So-called alt-right groups, such as these demonstrators at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017, have been emboldened by recent political developments in the U.S.
op-ed / Maladies

The Shameful Persistence of White Supremacy in the United States

Yolanda Moses
This loathsome worldview continues to have an outsize impact on U.S. culture. Can Black Lives Matter and other progressive movements do anything about it?
A river cuts through a beautiful valley.
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Why Do We Keep Using the Word “Caucasian”?

Yolanda Moses
A history of Caucasian terminology: When a term signifies something that does not exist, we need to examine our use of it.
people of color
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Is the Term “People of Color” Acceptable in This Day and Age?

Yolanda Moses
The words we use to describe groups of people say a lot about what we’re grappling with as a society.
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Racial Realities

Yolanda Moses
How can biological race not be real, but continue to have real consequences, every day, for all of us? Race is an idea invented by people. 
The Black Lives Matter movement has brought issues of race to headlines across the United States.
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Why We Must Talk About Race

Yolanda Moses
An anthropologist from urban Los Angeles looks at how science, history, religion, power, and politics colluded to create the illusion of race.