Catherine Lizette Gonzalez
Colorlines.com
Tucson, AZ, United States
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#ColorlinesReads: 30 Books to Get You Through Fall
This autumn, take a much-needed break with stories of love, survival and mythology. → Read More
It's Lit! One Book One Bronx Empowers BIPOC Communities Through Literature
Colorlines speaks with literary activist Ron Kavanaugh on building community—and curricula—around Black and brown authors. → Read More
#ColorlinesReads: 33 Books for Summer 2020
Escape into fantasy, brush up on history and spark race-focused conversations with these summer reads. → Read More
#ColorlinesReads: 28 Books We're Excited for This Spring
As winter fades, let these titles welcome new beginnings. → Read More
#ColorlinesReads: Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
From photography to fiction to graphic novels to memoirs, there’s something for everyone on your list. → Read More
#ColorlinesReads: 5 LGBTQ+ Young Adult Books You'll Love
This year, celebrate Pride Month with five QTPOC-focused titles for teens—or for yourself! → Read More
Black Census Project Reveals Electorate's Concerns—and Power
More than half of the 30,000+ survey participants said that politicians do not care about them or their interests. → Read More
REPORT: 4 Strategies to Eliminate the Harmful Effects of Systemic Racism
A new study from Urban Institute gathers insights from leading policymakers, advocates and experts to present ways to imagine a future without the dangerous, long-term consequences of structural racism. → Read More
Author Q&A: Dani McClain On the Power of Black Mothering
In her new book, “We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood,” author and journalist Dani McClain sets out to discover what it means to raise her daughter with dignity and joy in a hostile world. → Read More
Americans Favor Racial Diversity, Think It's a Challenge for Policymakers
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that views on the positive effects of racial and ethnic diversity on U.S. culture shift when adults are asked about people of color exceeding White people as the majority of the population. → Read More
#ColorlinesReads: Get Some Perspective With These 5 Books
These engaging titles unravel myths surrounding resistance movements, settler colonialism and racist pseudoscience. → Read More
ICYMI: Study Says Artificial Intelligence Industry Must Confront 'Diversity Disaster'
A new study says the artificial intelligence industry—which is overwhelmingly populated by White people and men—is due for a reckoning. → Read More
REPORT: 10 Strategies to Address Structural Forces Behind Racial Wealth Inequality
The racial wealth divide is greater now than it was 40 years ago—and a new report says that persistent structural racism is causing the gap to grow. → Read More
10 Books by Writers of Color That Embrace Self-Love, Resilience and Authenticity
From poetry to memoir, self-help to commentary, let these spring reads enrich your mind and spirit. → Read More
House Dems Pen Resolution Rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar's Criticism of Pro-Israel Lobbies
Activists and supporters say the congressperson is being unfairly targeted for being a Black Muslim woman. → Read More
Twitter Responds to Michael Jackson Doc, 'Leaving Neverland'
The new documentary centers on two men who allege that the pop star sexually abused them as boys. → Read More
Oregon Passes the Nation's First Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law
The law passes on the heels of a new report that calls for sweeping rent control policies around the country. → Read More
ICE Stops Force-Feeding Immigrant Hunger Strikers Held in El Paso Detention Center
A total of 12 men have been refusing to eat to protest the conditions, treatment and length of their detainment. → Read More
In Wisconsin, Black and Native People Hardest Hit by Probation, Parole
A new report from Columbia University Justice Lab reveals that Black and Native folks in the state are subject to "structural disadvantages that make adhering to the requirements of community corrections more difficult for people of color." → Read More
Supreme Court Moves Trump's Trans Military Ban Step Closer to Implementation
In a 5-4 decision split along party lines, the Supreme Court lifted most of the injunctions that were preventing the Trump administration from keeping transgender people out of the military. → Read More