Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith is a New York-based narrative and cultural strategist who writes and researches on topics including racial inequality, the wealth gap, and reparations. He is currently the director of nar

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color photograph of a Black man holding a white picket sign with handwritten text that reads "world leaders! reparations for
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Movements of hope: Abolition and reparations in these times

Fighting racial capitalism and white supremacy is key to closing the “hope gap” between wanting and achieving reparations and abolition

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8 Min
By: Trevor Smith, David Ragland
Fully reckoning with the legacy of American slavery requires more than removing Confederate monuments 
Politics & Democracy

Fully reckoning with the legacy of American slavery requires more than removing Confederate monuments 

As Confederate monuments come down, advocates stress the need to fully confront the racist ideology and history they represent

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9 Min
By: Trevor Smith
BIPOC workers won’t see ‘full employment’ without a federal jobs guarantee
Economy & Workers' Rights

BIPOC workers won’t see ‘full employment’ without a federal jobs guarantee

Advocates argue that creating a federal jobs guarantee program will help close racial wage gaps and unemployment inequities

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9 Min
By: Trevor Smith
Racial wealth gaps in teaching won’t close without bold economic policies
Economy & Workers' Rights

Racial wealth gaps in teaching won’t close without bold economic policies

Inequitable pay and student debt are pushing more BIPOC teachers out of the classroom.

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8 Min
By: Trevor Smith

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