Why We Need a Truth Commission on White Supremacy
The U.S. should learn from transitional justice initiatives in other countries and implement a formal plan to reckon with the deeply harmful legacies of racism and European colonialism.
Culture
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Anti-Asian Racism’s Deep Roots in the United States
SAPIENS talks with anthropologist Kyeyoung Park about anti-Asian violence and Asian Americans’ fraught sense of belonging in the U.S.
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Kamala Harris’ Refusal of the One-Drop Rule
Vice President Harris’ views on her identity are pushing the U.S. public to look beyond entrenched, problematic racial boundaries.
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How Black Caribbean Communities Are Reviving an Ancestral Dance Tradition
An interview with anthropologist Camee Maddox-Wingfield explores how practitioners of bèlè on the island of Martinique find agency, healing, and connection.
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The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests
The Sarayaku people of Ecuador seek legal protection for Amazonian plants and animals. Anthropologist Eduardo Kohn’s work on "thinking forests" might help.
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What Dog Breeds Say About Race
In the Philippines, the practice of placing dogs into hierarchies based on breeds can be traced back to a problematic colonial legacy of ranking people based on race.