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Feb 7, 2019
The Story Behind the Painting on TIME's Optimists Cover
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by Ciara Nugent
Feb 7, 2019
Hollywood’s New Black Renaissance Is Thriving. But the Industry Still Has Work to Do
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by Lena Waithe
Feb 7, 2019
When I Need Hope, I Look to the History of Black Brilliance
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by Laverne Cox
Feb 7, 2019
How Artists of All Ages Keep Their Creative Spirit Alive
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by Naina Bajekal
Feb 7, 2019
Read the Poem 'Navel' by Robin Coste Lewis
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by Robin Coste Lewis
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Feb 7, 2019
Art Doesn’t Just Imitate Life. It Infuses It With a Radical Kind of Hope
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by Darren Walker
Feb 7, 2019
Artificial Intelligence Has a Problem With Gender and Racial Bias. Here’s How to Solve It
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by Joy Buolamwini
Feb 7, 2019
Why Art is the Antidote for Our Times
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by Ava DuVernay
Feb 7, 2019
Ralph Nader: Everyone Is Wrong About Howard Schultz — Including Howard Schultz
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by Ralph Nader
Feb 7, 2019
The End of a U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty Spells Long-Term Trouble
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by Ian Bremmer
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Feb 7, 2019
Trump Shocks. His Opponents Bore. How the 2020 Election Will Expose Whether Americans Can Still Pay Attention to What Matters
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by Nancy Gibbs
Feb 5, 2019
Stressed at Work? Here's How to Feel Better
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by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
Jan 31, 2019
I Commanded the U.S. Military in South America. Deploying Soldiers to Venezuela Would Only Make Things Worse
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by James Stavridis
Jan 30, 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich Is the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem
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by Daniel Hemel
Jan 30, 2019
The Most Disturbing Thing About Facebook's Controversial Data Research Program
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by Alex Fitzpatrick