FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

A Chinese man explains China's hukou household registration system, which many describe as "caste-like" for creating a ...

When the earliest form of caste was created in ancient India, it had roots in religion. In the 21st century, it lives on as a ...

The novelist and activist James Baldwin once stated, "If I love you, I have to make you conscious of what you do not see." In this vein, Isabel Wilkerson's latest book posits that racism has hidden ...

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. State senators passed a bill on Tuesday that ...

When the insurrection on Capitol Hill was over, midlife Black men in navy blue custodial uniforms cleaned up the mess. The viral video of the janitors sweeping debris from the hallway was as telling ...

Some South Asians see the caste system as a reality in the United States and others do not. California State University and others have added caste as a protected category against discrimination. For ...

The power of an analogy is twofold: it can make something relatable, or it can completely turn upside down all of our preconceived notions. Isabel Wilkerson seeks to do the latter in her most recent ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...