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Everyday racism in America

Writers, activists and ordinary Americans share personal stories of how racism affects their daily lives

  • Skip Day - high school friendship and everyday racism in Florida

  • Image from Skip Day documentary

    Skip Day - high school friendship and everyday racism at the beach in Florida - video

  • Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out.

    This is what it feels like to be black in white spaces

    Elijah Anderson
    Black people experience discrimination every day – it’s knowledge inaccessible to white people and, when confronted with it, most are incredulous
  • Carol Anderson

    Voting while black: the racial injustice that harms our democracy

    Carol Anderson
  • Orange County California Sheriff police car interceptor<br>DDW4F9 Orange County California Sheriff police car interceptor

    How do black people navigate white worlds? Shape-shifting

    Kimberly Foster
  • Brian Jones. Headshot for ‘everyday racism in America’ special

    Growing up black in America: here's my story of everyday racism

    Brian Jones
  • Paul Butler

    The policing of black Americans is racial harassment funded by the state

    Paul Butler
  • Malika Bilal: ‘It’s not always malicious.’

    'I can feel aggression because of my color': Americans tell of everyday racism

  • FILE – In this April 15, 2018, file photo, demonstrators protest outside the Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested three days earlier for waiting inside without ordering anything. On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, the company plans to close more than 8,000 stores nationwide to conduct anti-bias training, a move intended to show how serious the company is about living up to its now tarnished image as a neighborhood hangout where all are welcome. (AP Photo/Ron Todt, File)

    Oppression in America: 'To root this out we need a movement against racist policies'

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