As a diversity professional and a teacher, uncomfortable conversations are part of my job. Every day is a new opportunity to explore the words and topics that make people feel awkward, to think about ...

In the past decade or so, liberals and progressives have evolved a new language to talk about social inequality. This new rhetoric — which is, notably, rejected by many on the left — differs from the ...

The “P” word can be triggering. Yet, it does not have to be. Privilege can be a difficult concept for people to understand. Because it often requires clarification, this creates a gap between what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What the Origin of 'Check Your Privilege' Tells Us About Today's Privilege Debates According to the woman behind "check your ...

Hate groups have declined over the past few years from over 1,000 in 2018 to 733 last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual report released this week. But the civil rights ...

While the phrase is not a new one, the Black Lives Matter campaign has thrown the concept into the international spotlight Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Editor's note: This article originally was published in 2007 as President George. W. Bush sought to protect documents related to a mass-firing of U.S. attorneys, but the understanding of executive ...