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Rachel Huggins

Former Associate Editor

Passionate about racial equality, identity, and issues that make you want to rise up.

"This was the new Jim Crow": an oral history of the Ferguson protests

By German Lopez, Jenée Desmond-Harris, and 2 more August 9, 2016

Watch the game-winning shot that will live on in March Madness memories for decades

By Rachel Huggins April 5, 2016

Bernie’s got game, in one amazing GIF

By Rachel Huggins February 10, 2016

You've heard of Misty Copeland. Now meet the other ballerina who made history this year.

By Rachel Huggins December 24, 2015

We read all 20 National Book Award nominees for 2015. Here's what we thought.

By Emily St. James, Caroline Framke, and 9 more November 19, 2015

The eccentric lawmaker who helped end Nebraska's death penalty once sued God and compared cops to ISIS

By Rachel Huggins May 28, 2015

Watch: Homeless people in LA's Skid Row get a well-deserved night of fun, karaoke-style

By Rachel Huggins May 25, 2015

A black Republican's dilemma: How to fix police without big government

By Rachel Huggins May 24, 2015

When will the race debate in America end? Toni Morrison says it’s far from over.

By Rachel Huggins April 26, 2015