Vox partners with Capital B to unveil decades of discrimination and ongoing bias against Black Americans.
Interrogating the true toll of pervasive racism. For this month’s issue of The Highlight, Vox teamed up with Black-led nonprofit newsroom Capital B to explore the insidious effects of discrimination on Black Americans. The collaboration — part of an ongoing partnership with Capital B — was prompted …
Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways. Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. After a long search, Keisha Orr — a human resources manager working on Wall Street in the early 2000s — believed she …
From chronic stress to cancer, racial discrimination weathers Black Americans’ lives over time. Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. On most warm days, Stephanie McWoods catches the California breeze with the bubble wand she keeps on …
Cars can be a source of freedom. They also drive discrimination. Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. When a Nevada police officer pulled over Leisa Moseley-Sayles in 2010, she was new to Las Vegas. She was getting a divorce and going …
How school reinforces inequalities between Black children and their peers. Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. For many Black children, their first encounter with the discrimination that will trail them their whole lives comes from the …
The next generation of AI comes with a familiar bias problem. Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. Say a computer and a human were pitted against each other in a battle for neutrality. Who do you think would win? Plenty of people would …
Is it chemicals? Diet? Stress? Part of the discrimination issue of The Highlight. This story was produced in partnership with Capital B. Comedian Dulcé Sloan took to Twitter recently with a burning health question: “Soooo EVERY black woman has fibroids,” she wrote, injecting a bit of hyperbole, “and no …
