National Geographic Publishes The Race Issue, a Special Edition Single-Topic Issue Exploring Race and Diversity in the 21st Century
12/03/2018
The Race Issue is timed to the 50th anniversary of the assassination of MLK Jr. and kicks off Diversity in America magazine series continuing through 2018
WASHINGTON (March 12, 2018) - National Geographic has published a single-topic issue exploring the subject of race in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination this April. The April edition of the magazine, The Race Issue, features a pair of black and white fraternal twin sisters from the United Kingdom, Marcia and Millie Biggs, on the cover (more here). The Biggs twins on the cover are a catalyst for readers to rethink what they know about race. The full issue is available now at natgeo.com/TheRaceIssue.
The Race Issue, which is accompanied by a discussion guide aimed at parents and educators (here), includes the latest research, powerful anecdotes and unparalleled visual storytelling to explore the human journey through the lens of labels that define, separate and unite us. Select features include:
Skin Deep, an article on the genetics of race and roots of scientific racism, by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Elizabeth Kolbert and photos by Robin Hammond.
The Things That Divide Us, a look into the evolutionary roots of group bias and current efforts to combat this bias, with text by David Berreby and photos by John Stanmeyer.
The Rising Anxiety of White America, by renowned journalist Michele Norris, who looks to 2044 when America will be less than 50 percent white and details the cultural shift already taking place. Photos by Gillian Laub.
The Stop, a powerful piece featuring anecdotes from black and Hispanic motorists who've been pulled over by the police due to the color of their skin. This piece was reported in partnership with ESPN's The Undefeated, with text by Michael Fletcher and photos by National Geographic photographer Wayne Lawrence.
Streets in His Name, a photographic essay, with text by award-winning journalist Wendi C. Thomas, on streets around the world bearing MLK Jr.'s name and how they reflect the legacy he left behind.
A Place of Their Own, which showcases a new brand of activism at historically black colleges and universities as racial tensions escalate across the country. Text by Clint Smith and photos by Nina Robinson and Ruddy Roye.
The Race Issue kicks off the magazine's Diversity in America series. Throughout the rest of 2018, the series looks at racial, ethnic and religious groups in the United States, including Muslims, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans, and examines their changing roles in 21st-century life.
In conjunction with the publication of the issue, National Geographic has also launched a social media campaign, #IDefineMe, calling on individuals to share their experience with race and what it means to them. Through photos, videos or text across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the online community is encouraged to respond to the call-to-action: Science defines you by your DNA. Society defines you by the color of your skin. How do you define yourself? #IDefineMe
Additionally, America Inside Out with Katie Couric, a documentary television series covering some of the most complicated and consequential questions in American culture today, premieres April 11 on National Geographic.
The Race Issue is available online now at natgeo.com/TheRaceIssue and on print newsstands March 27th.
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