Janell Ross

Janell Ross is the senior correspondent on race and identities for TIME.

Recent Articles

Inside the Fearless Fund's Civil Rights Fight

In August it was sued by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, an organization led by Edward Blum

By Janell Ross

Talking With the Winner of a $1M Philosophy Prize

Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins sees a silver lining to ideas getting attacked.

By Janell Ross

The Pain of Losing Your Land Without Knowing It

Raoul Peck on his new documentary 'Silver Dollar Road'

By Janell Ross

Study Suggests a Way to Reduce Bias in Kids

What the "Toogits" and the "Flurps" have to do with structural inequality

By Janell Ross

Trump's Georgia Case Is All About Race

Racism will maintain a presence in this case in ways both overt and oblique.

By Janell Ross

What America Loses Without Jesse Jackson's Voice

“I struggle to speak. But I can still think. I can still write. There is still work that I want to do.”

By Janell Ross

Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations

How a tiny island became a global leader in the effort to demand meaningful recompense

By Janell Ross / Bridgetown, Barbados

What Killing Affirmative Action Means for the American Workplace

It's not just the student bodies of colleges and universities that will be affected.

By Janell Ross

The ‘Infamous 96’ Know What Happens When Affirmative Action Is Banned

In 2006, only 96 Black students were admitted to UCLA's freshman class.

By Janell Ross

The Radical Joy of Rachel Cargle

Discovering the value of pleasure and ease with the author of 'A Renaissance of Our Own.'

By Janell Ross

A Weekend With a Memphis Drag Queen

“This is a part of who I am. I entertain. Those lawmakers in Nashville are not going to stop me from making people happy"

By Janell Ross/Memphis

How a Drag Theater Troupe Got Tennessee's Law Put on Hold

The civil rights lawyer representing Friends of George's explains why the legislation is unconstitutional

By Janell Ross

One of the Most Banned Authors Connects the Censorship Dots

George M. Johnson is appalled by both conservative bans and liberal silence

By Janell Ross

The Death of Dilbert and False Claims of Victimhood

Scott Adams' views are ridiculous. They are also racist and pervasive

By Janell Ross

Joe Biden's Words vs. Actions on Police Reform

At the State of the Union, he implored Congress to “do something, do something” about the state of American policing

By Janell Ross

Ibram X. Kendi: 'Racist' Is an Adjective, Not a Noun. Understanding Why Is Important

In the months after How To Be An Antiracist published in August 2019, I kept my distance. The title had the ring of a self-help book, pop-psychology wrapped in the for some folks comforting ideology...

By Janell Ross

The Tyre Nichols Videos Demand Solemnity

Whether you watch the videos of Tyre Nichols' beating or not, you should contend with the fact that unchecked and unlawful policing not only allows for assaults on citizens but threatens democracy.

By Janell Ross

A Talk With the Creator of the MLK Jr. Statue

"Something as radical as a monument to love in a society that celebrates hate is going to and must necessarily challenge the status quo," says artist Hank Willis Thomas.

By Janell Ross

Hakeem Jeffries and the Perils of Being a 'First'

America should know better than to assume that changes in the face of leadership automatically produce real political change too.

By Janell Ross

'Emancipation' Is Based on History—But Holds a Lesson for Today

It's tempting to see the problem of racist disregard for the human body as a thing of the past, but 2022 has given us proof it endures

By Janell Ross
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