It’s better to have extremely difficult talks in a real friendship than to ignore the issues and pretend they don’t exist. Read more
How To Talk To Your White Best Friend About Racism
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Thank God For Identity Politics
You know what we had before Identity Politics? We had White Dudes. Read more
How To Throw Shade While Still Being Intersectional
You’ll live through the call-outs, but don’t come back and haunt me if you don’t. Read more
If Santa Was Real, He Wouldn’t Have To Be White
I decided that Santa was Black at that moment simply because he wanted to be, and I felt closer to Santa than ever before. Read more
If I Have A Child, They’ll Be Black In America — And This Terrifies Me
What I struggle with most is not what I don’t know, but what I do. Read more
W. Kamau Bell Wonders If We’re Mature Enough For Social Media
(Credit: Adam Davis) In honor of the premiere of United Shades of America, we’re re-posting this interview with W. Kamau Bell from The Establishment’s own debut in October. You can catch Kamau “as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures” on CNN tonight at 10 p.m. EST. Known for his Read more
The Joys Of Being A Flailing, Flappy-Handed Black Nerd
I once made myself sad and colorless, a shadow of who I actually am. Read more