How the recent Netflix film ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ called all my internalized ideas of race and romance into question. Read more
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Being Brown On Tokyo Tinder
Being brown and Indian, I did not embody an appealing brand of foreignness. Read more
Dear Non-Southern White Nationalists: The South Is Not Your Racist Paradise
A red-painted map camouflages all the purple that today is the reality of the old Confederacy, and the Californian waving a Confederate flag wants to render all these real Southerners invisible. Read more
The Tragic Story Of Sarah Baartman And The Enduring Objectification Of Black Women
The life of the ‘Hottentot Venus’ still feels familiar for those used to being gawked at. Read more
The Problem With ‘Skinfolk Passes’ For Predators
Justice for sexual abuse victims is not ‘lynching.’ Read more
How ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Upends The Asian BFF Trope
Jessica Huang’s friendship with a white neighbor centers the Asian-American experience in a way I’d never seen before on TV. Read more
The Racist Undertones Of The ‘Urban Contemporary’ Grammys Category
Creating a here’s-your-space-and-here’s-mine kind of atmosphere isn’t a good look no matter how you dress it. Read more
How Our Conversation Around Breastfeeding Hurts Black Infants
For too long, the dialogue around breastfeeding has been a deeply privileged one that erases and ignores Black women. Read more
Dear Black Men: If You Want Long Hair, Have Long Hair
Embracing the hair I always wanted took confronting society’s rigid expectations for Black men. Read more
Learn The Stomach-Turning Numbers Behind America’s Police Violence
Data indicate law enforcement officials have killed nearly 500 civilians this year alone. Read more