One year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for different groups of people. At the same time, racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional ...

Americans began donning face masks this week after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect against coronavirus. This is new terrain for many, who find ...

At an airport in a Gulf emirate, I once saw something that made me gasp: Two ladies wearing leather masks. Accustomed to travelling in conservative Muslim countries where adult females usually go ...