When you see the president or other politicians use terms like “animals” or, even worse, “infestation” (a term usually reserved for insects), they are engaging in dehumanization. People use ...

Dehumanization involves redefining the targets of prejudice and violence by making them seem less human (that is, less civilized or less sentient) than other people. The classic strategy for this is ...

The depiction of Black people as apes is neither accidental nor antiquated. It is one of the oldest racist tropes in Western history, rooted in colonial pseudoscience and Enlightenment-era racial ...

America's founding ideals are being challenged by how we treat each other. Dehumanizing rhetoric leads to discrimination, exclusion, and violence. OneJax promotes building bridges of understanding and ...